Kiev signed the international Treaty on arms trade
Ukraine has signed the international Treaty on arms trade, said Tuesday in a foreign country. foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin took part in the activities of the signing by Ukraine of the Agreement on trade in arms, according to the online representation of the Foreign Ministry of the country. It was a Tuesday in new York, in the framework of the 69th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. This multilateral Agreement was approved by the UN General Assembly on 2 April 2013 and June 3 of that year - was opened for signature." His main focus is the implementation at the international level of high standards in trading arms and reduce the risks of diversion to illicit trafficking. The adoption of a Treaty was preceded by hard work of the delegations of all member countries of the UN and a long negotiation process under the General Assembly of the United Nations, " notes on the Internet representation of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. It also said that Ukraine had consistently supported the process and, by signing the Agreement, " agreed his willingness to regulate international arms trade, for example, by improving systems of export surveillance of member States ". Remember, from mid-April Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine " special operation " to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. Military is actively used heavy machinery and military aircraft and helicopters. Mentions a large number of killed and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of the homes of residents and infrastructure. September 20 Authorized militia and Kiev brokered by Russia and the OSCE has developed a Memorandum, which provides a General ceasefire and the development of the 30-kilometer zone on the current line of contact under the supervision of the OSCE.