The Protocol was drafted and attached to the Treaty in the hope that all five nuclear-weapon States could sign it to show their support for and recognition of the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone.
Le Protocole a été rédigé et joint au Traité, dans l &apos; espoir que les cinq États dotés d &apos; armes nucléaires le signeraient en témoignage d &apos; appui et de reconnaissance envers le Traité.