Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty

Adopted by ATCM XXXIII - CEP XIII, Punta del Este

  • Subject

    Signing of the Headquarters Agreement

  • Status

    Adopted 14/05/2010

  • Category

    Institutional & legal matters

  • Topics

    - Secretariat

  • Attachments

  • Memo

    Nota: El orden alfabético de las definiciones incluidas en el Artículo 1 de la versión en español de este documento difiere del presentado en la versión original adoptada como Anexo a la Medida 1 (2003).

On 12 May 2010, pursuant to the entry into force of Measure 1(2003), the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Argentina, Jorge Taiana and Dr Roberto Puceiro Ripoll, Chair of ATCM XXXIII, signed the Headquarters Agreement for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty. The Foreign Minister welcomed the confidence expressed by the Treaty Parties in deciding to base its Secretariat in Argentina. The Chair of ATCM XXXIII thanked Argentina for the facilities given by this Headquarters Agreement. The Meeting expressed its appreciation for the Foreign Minister’s remarks.

(Paragraph 11 of the ATCM XXXIII Final Report)