Press Release: Conclusions on the Arms Trade Treaty, Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting, Brussels, 12 July 2010

The Council firmly supports the negotiation of an Arms Trade Treaty, a legally binding international instrument establishing common international standards for the import, exports and transfers of conventional weapons. Such an international instrument will certainly contribute to reinforce international peace and security. The Council welcomes the adoption by the UN General Assembly, with the support of all EU Member States, of resolution 64/48 on the Arms Trade Treaty. The resolution mandates five meetings of a Preparatory Committee leading to a UN negotiating conference in 2012 on the Arms Trade Treaty.