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    The representative spoke on behalf of 57 countries to thank the president for their leadership at the ATT Diplomatic Conference in New York. While they had hoped to adopt a strong Arms Trade Treaty at the conclusion of the conference, compromises prevented final agreement. However, the majority of countries supported the draft text as a basis for continuing negotiations. The speaker called on the president to report their progress to the UN General Assembly so they can finalize an Arms Trade Treaty to enhance global security.

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    The representative spoke on behalf of 57 countries to thank the president for their leadership at the ATT Diplomatic Conference in New York. While they had hoped to adopt a strong Arms Trade Treaty at the conclusion of the conference, compromises prevented final agreement. However, the majority of countries supported the draft text as a basis for continuing negotiations. The speaker called on the president to report their progress to the UN General Assembly so they can finalize an Arms Trade Treaty to enhance global security.

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    ATT Diplomatic Conference

    New York, 27 July 2012 Mr. President, I am speaking on behalf of Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, the CARICOM member states (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Burundi, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, El Salvador, the European Union and its Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom), Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Iceland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malawi, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Palau, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Serbia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu. We would like to thank you for your leadership and for your tireless efforts in leading this Diplomatic Conference. We came to New York a month ago to achieve a strong and robust Arms Trade Treaty. We had expected to adopt such a draft Treaty today. We believe we were very close to reaching our goals. We are disappointed this process has not come to a successful conclusion today. We are disappointed, but we are not discouraged. Compromises have had to be made, but overall the text you put forward yesterday has the overwhelming support of the international community as a base for carrying forward our work. In order to make this Treaty a reality, additional work and efforts are needed. We had believed that this would have been possible with extra work today and only very reluctantly now see that this is not possible. Mr. President, We call on you to report to the General Assembly on the progress we made, so that we can finalize our work. We are determined to secure an Arms Trade Treaty as soon as possible. One that would bring about a safer world for the sake of all humanity. Thank you.

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