INQUIRER.net: Iran, N. Korea, Syria block arms trade treaty

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Iran, N. Korea, Syria block arms trade treaty Mar 29th 2013, 00:38 UNITED NATIONS--Iran, North Korea and Syria twice blocked attempts at the United Nations on Thursday to agree on the first treaty on the conventional arms trade. The treaty is now expected to be put to a full meeting next week of the 193-member UN General Assembly, where it is almost certain to be passed. "This is not a failure, today is success deferred and deferred by not very long," Britain's chief negotiator Jo Adamson said. Conference chairman Peter Woolcott said the three objectors' blocking of the treaty meant that the required consensus was not possible. Countries from every region of the world said they would back the move to take the treaty to the General Assembly a... Keep on reading: Iran, N. Korea, Syria block arms trade treaty Media files: United-Nations-logo.jpg (image/jpeg)

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