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"en.20120613.24.3-385-750"2
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"I want to see the adoption of an effective, legally binding international treaty based on the simple principle of outlawing the international transfer of all conventional arms, related equipment, ammunition and training likely to be used for grave violations of international human rights, humanitarian law or that will adversely affect sustainable development. It beggars belief that we have detailed international rules on the trade of foodstuffs but nothing on conventional arms. International treaties like this do work. The 1997 Landmine treaty has reduced landmine casualties by two-thirds and reduced the trade in landmines to almost zero, despite the fact that the US, China, India and Russia have not signed it. I welcome Parliament’s insistence that the treaty should cover the widest possible range of activities in the trade in conventional weapons and the widest possible spectrum of conventional weapons, including small arms and light weapons, but I am disappointed that it narrowly voted not to include ‘dual-use’ goods. I hope the July UN conference will be able to negotiate a strong treaty which should then be incorporated into the domestic legislation of all signatory states, and reinforced through rules such as on regular public reporting."@en1
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