Statements from the Seventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty

General debate (written format only) | Monday, 30 August | Tuesday, 31 August | Wednesday, 1 September | Thursday, 2 September | Friday, 3 September | Recordings | 
  

General Debate (delivered in written format only)

• Belgium
• China (English, Chinese)
• Germany
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Latvia
• Mexico
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Peru
• Poland
• Republic of Korea
• Romania
• Spain
• South Africa
• Togo
• Uruguay   

Signatories

• Singapore
• Thailand

Observers

• Wassenaar Arrangement     
• European Union

Monday, 30 August

Agenda item 1: Opening of the Conference

• Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone, Hon. Dr. David J. Francis
• Minister of Defense of The Gambia, Sheikh Omar Faye
• State Secretary for Economic Affairs of Switzerland, Ms. Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch
• UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu
• Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Gilles Carbonnier
• Executive Director of Cameroon Youth and Students Forum for Peace, and Control Arms, Mr. Eugine Ngalim

Agenda item 4: Thematic discussion on small arms and light weapons (SALW), and stockpile management

• President of CSP7, Ambassador Gberie of Sierra Leone
• Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone, Hon. Dr. David J. Francis
• Secretary of Exterior Relations of Mexico, H.E. Sr. Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon 
• Director of Institutional Development and Capacity Building: Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), Gen (rtd) Christo Simon Fataki
• Programme Manager, Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT) of the GICHD, Dr. Jovana Carapic
• China, Ambassador Mr. Song Li 
• Peru, Ambassador Ms. Silvia Afaro
• Japan, Ambassador Mr. Ichiro Ogasawara 
• European Union (Ms.)
• Spain (Mr.)
• Namibia, Ambassador Ms. Julia Imene-Chanduru
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• United Kingdom, Ambassador Mr. Aidan Liddle
• Hungary (Mr.)
• Republic of Korea, Ambassador Mr. Sang-beom Lim
• France (Ms.)
• Ireland, Ambassador Mr. Jamie Walsh
• Romania (Ms.)
• Uruguay (written statement)
• Honduras (written statement)
• Philippines (written statement)

Tuesday, 31 August

Agenda item 5: Universalisation

• Overview of the status of ATT universalisation, delivered by Mr. Dumisani Dladla, ATT Secretariat
• Presentation of the draft report of the Co-chairs of the Working Group on ATT Universalisation (WGTU), Ambassador Villegas (Argentina) and Ambassador Gberie (Sierra Leone)
• Mexico (Ms.)
• New Zealand (Ms.)
• China (Mr.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Spain (Mr.)
• Japan (Mr.)
• Honduras (Mr.)
• Haiti (Mr.)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (Ms.)
• Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (Ms.)
• International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
• Control Arms (Ms.)
• Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights (Ms.)
• Cameroon (Mr.)
• United States (Mr.)
• Philippines (Mr.)
• Republic of Korea (Ms.)
• ASER (Mr.)
• Poland (Mr.)

Agenda item 6: Treaty Implementation

• Presentation of the draft report of the Chair of the Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation (WGETI),  Ambassador Jang-keun Lee (Republic of Korea)
• Presentation of the working paper "Transparency and exchange of information: its role in the prevention of diversion" presented by CSP6 president Ambassador Federico Villegas (Argentina)
• Canada (Mr.)
• Switzerland (Mr.)
• European Union (Mr.)
• Republic of Korea (Ms.)
• Belgium (Mr.)
• Finland (Mr.)
• Mexico (Mr.)
• United Kingdom (Mr.)
• Ireland (Mr.)
• China (Mr.)
• Namibia (Ms.)
• Peru (Mr.)
• New Zealand (Ms.)
• Palestine (Ms.)
• Japan (Ms.)
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Ms.)
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Ms.)
• Control Arms (Mr.)
• Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights (Ms.)
• Bulgaria (Mr.)
• Israel (Ms.)

Agenda item 7: Matters pertaining to the Secretariat