Friday, 4 March 2011

Global Arms Trade Treaty One Step Nearer


The latest round of negotiations at the UN on drawing up an international arms trade treaty has ended on a positive note.



Mark Thomas book on the arms trade  (IMAGE – Richard Peat)

The five days of talks which ended in New York on 4 March 2011 focused on the scope and criteria of the proposed international treaty to control the arms trade: what weapons to include and what activities it should cover, such as imports, exports and trans-shipment.

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