United Nations A/CONF.217/CRP.1 General Assembly Distr.: General 26 July 2012 Original: English United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty New York, 2-27 July 2012 The draft of the Arms Trade Treaty Submitted by the President of the Conference...
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United Nations A/CONF.217/CRP.1 General Assembly Distr.: General 26 July 2012 Original: English United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty New York, 2-27 July 2012 The draft of the Arms Trade Treaty Submitted by the President of the Conference Preamble The States Parties to this Treaty, Guided by the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations; Recalling that the Charter of the United Nations promotes the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources; Underlining the need to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade of conventional arms and to prevent their diversion to the illicit market and for unauthorized end use; Recognizing the legitimate political, security, economic and commercial rights and interests of States in the inter- national trade of conventional arms; Reaffirming the sovereign right and responsibility of any State to regulate and contro
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