The Cabinet of Ministers have agreed to the proposal submitted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to sign an accord which bans nuclear weapons. This multilateral agreement on banning nuclear weapons applicable globally was signed on 07 July 2017 at the United Nations with the collaboration of 122 countries. The accord was effective since 26 January 2021, while 86 parties have ratified the accord and 57 nations have disengaged. Sri Lanka has also voted for the passing of this accord supporting the endeavor and promoting the universal adjustments constantly. The accord bans development of nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosives, experimenting, manufacturing / designing, production, exchange, keep in possession, storing as well threatening of using them or allowing to station such weaponry and assisting / hosting, encouraging or motivating any party to engage in such activity to the partner nations of this accord. Signing of this accord is fully in accordance and stands with the Sri Lankan policy standard of massacre weapons and nuclear disarmament policy. Therefore, it is expected that the initiation of applicable national legal formulation review with the objective of finalising the ratification process will begin as soon as possible.