Dialogues and Visits to States

The Security Council …

Encourages the 1540 Committee, with the support of relevant expertise, to continue to actively engage in dialogue with Member States on the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), including through visits to States at their invitation;

Operative Paragraph 9 of Res 2663

29-30 October 2019 Visit to Solomon Islands, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) and its draft first national report, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
12–13 June 2019 Visit to Kuwait, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 expert. [Document PDF Information Note]
5–6 June 2019 Visit to Madagascar, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
15-17 April 2019 Visit to Chile, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by a 1540 expert. [Document PDF Information Note]
23–25 January 2019 Visit to Togo, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by a 1540 expert. [Document PDF Information Note]
6–7 December 2018 Visit to Equatorial Guinea, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
15–16 November 2018 Visit to Peru, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
17–19 October 2018 Visit to Mali, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
9–10 October 2018 Visit to Bahrain, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
20–22 August 2018 Visit to Zambia, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
22–23 January 2018 Visit to Turkmenistan, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by a 1540 expert. [Document PDF Information Note]
27-28 November 2017 Visit to Guatemala, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
11-13 October 2017 Visit to Timor-Leste, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
4-6 July 2017 Visit to Mauritania, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
18-19 April 2017 Visit to Uruguay, at its invitation, to participate in a National Roundtable aimed at developing a voluntary 1540 National Action Plan, Montevideo, Uruguay.
20-21 March and 6-7 November 2017 Visits to El Salvador, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note] [Document PDF Information Note]
9-11 November 2016 Visit to Guatemala, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
14-17 September 2016 Visit to Kyrgyzstan, at its invitation, to participate in a National Roundtable on the preparation of a new voluntary 1540 National Action Plan, Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan.
13-14 April 2016 Visit to Lesotho, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
12-15 October 2015 Visit to Ghana, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
12-14 August 2015 Visit to Antigua and Barbuda, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
18-19 June 2015 Visit to Senegal, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
15-16 June 2015 Visit to Togo, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
4 June 2015 Visit to Jordan, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by a 1540 Committee member and two 1540 experts.
20-21 May 2015 Visit to Malawi, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Information Note]
14-17 April 2015 Visit to the Republic of Zambia, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Click for Information Note]
7 November 2014 Visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two Committee members and three 1540 experts. [Document PDF Click for Information Note]
23-24 October 2014 Visit to the People's Republic of China, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by the 1540 Committee Chair, two 1540 Committee members and three 1540 experts. [Document PDF Click for Information Note]
4-8 August 2014 Visit to the Republic of Malawi, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by a 1540 Committee member and two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Click for Information Note]
21-23 April 2014 Visit to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts.
13-17 January 2014, Visit to the Republic of Niger, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by a 1540 Committee member and two 1540 experts.[Document PDF Click for Information Note]
18-19 November 2013, Visit to the Republic of Korea, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by three 1540 Committee members and two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Click for Information Note]
11-15 November 2013, Visit to Burkina Faso, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by a 1540 Committee member and two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Click for Information Note]
29-31 July 2013, Visit to Grenada, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 Committee members and two 1540 experts.[Document PDF Click for Information Note]
17-19 April 2013, Visit to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by the 1540 Committee Chairman and two 1540 experts.[Document PDF Click for Information Note]
18-21 June 2012, Visit to the Republic of the Congo, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts.[Document PDF Click for Information Note]
22-24 May 2012, Visit to the Republic of Madagascar, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by two 1540 experts.
30 January - 1 February 2012, Visit to the Republic of Albania, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by a 1540 Committee member and two 1540 experts. [Document PDF Click for Information Note]
12-16 September 2011, Visit to the United States of America, at its invitation, to discuss the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), attended by three 1540 Committee members and three 1540 experts.[Document PDF Click for Information Note]

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