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"I welcome the European Parliament’s approval of the proposal that the Council authorise Member States to ratify the UN Arms Trade Treaty. The treaty is an important first step in regulating and controlling the international trade in conventional arms. The unregulated trade in conventional arms has had a devastating effect on the peace, security and development of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. It is not acceptable that we have international rules on the trade of foodstuffs but not on conventional arms. International treaties such as this do work – the 1997 landmine treaty has helped reduce landmine casualties by two-thirds and reduced the trade in landmines to almost zero, despite the fact that the US, China, India and Russia are not signatories. I welcome the ban on arms transfers if the supplying state has knowledge that the arms will be used for committing genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. All the Member States should now ratify this treaty as quickly as possible, incorporate it into domestic legislation, reinforce its application through rules such as on regular public reports, and actively support ways of extending its scope to include arms exports-related services and dual-use goods and technology."@en1
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