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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7930

24 March 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/light weapons
Parliament demands legally binding convention on trade in weapons

Strasbourg, 23/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - By adopting a resolution on the United Nations Conference on the illegal trade in light weapons, that is to be held in July, the European Parliament calls on the EU to ensure the opening of negotiations over an international legally binding convention on the trade and distribution of weapons. It recommends measures regarding the manufacture, marking, transfer and supply of small caliber and light weapons. It calls for the drawing up of a binding code...

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