Cambodia Signs Landmark Arms Trade Treaty
Cambodia has signed an international treaty designed to regulate the trade in conventional weapons, becoming the 114th country to formally pledge its support for the agreement, which was adopted by the U.N.’s General Assembly in April. Sea Kosal, Cambodia’s ambassador to the U.N. in New York, signed the Arms Trade Treaty on October 18, according to the U.N. … Although 114 of the U.N.’s 193 member states have now signed the treaty, which was approved by the General Assembly on April 2, the agreement requires the ratification of 50 countries to come into force, and defines no specific enforcement mechanism. Eight countries have ratified it so far. …
Ben Woods
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