Country Profile: Venezuela
BASIC FACTS
Venezuela is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1989
Officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Venezuelais a federal presidential republicsituated in Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.
Capital: Caracas
Venezuela does not currently operate any nuclear power plants, despite having sought to pursue nuclear technologies in the past. In 2018, Venezuela signed a Country Programme Framework (CPF) with the IAEA to receive medium-term planning of technical cooperation and support from the IAEA in key sectors and areas of national importance to the country. Specifically, these are: nuclear radiation safety and security, food and agriculture, health and nutrition, water and environment, energy and industry, and human resource development. Under the CPF, which covers the period from 2018 through 2025, Venezuela will receive IAEA-assisted transfer of nuclear technology and resources directed at supporting national development goals.
Venezuela is also a part of a Regional Cooperation Agreement with the IAEA and other Latin American and Caribbean countries, through which it exchanges technical and economic cooperation to advance peace and development.
Venezuela has signed, ratified, and enforced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in September of 2017, March of 2018, and January of 2021, respectively.
TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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IAEA Membership (1957)
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Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1969)7
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Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1975)8
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (2002)9
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (2021)
AGREEMENTS (In force)
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Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (2014)
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Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (1990)
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Agreement to further extend the Co-operation Agreement for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) (2021)
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Application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (1982)
REGIONAL GROUPS
- Member of the Latin America and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
- Member of G-77
- Member of G-21
- Member of the Latin-American Integration Association (LAIA)
RECENT REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- In 2002, Venezuela served as the Chair of the G-77.
- In 2017, Venezuela announced its intention to withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS).
LINKS
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament