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U.N. General Assembly to vote on draft arms trade treaty?
Source: Reuters
U.N. General Assembly to vote on draft arms trade treaty?
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS | Mon Apr 1, 2013 12:47pm EDT
(Reuters) - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly is tentatively planning to vote on Tuesday on a draft treaty to regulate the $70 billion global trade in conventional arms.
Iran, Syria and North Korea last week prevented a treaty drafting conference at U.N. headquarters from reaching the required consensus to adopt the treaty. That left delegations that support it no choice but to turn to the General Assembly to adopt it.
The Mexican delegation, which has been one of the most ardent supporters of the arms trade treaty, predicted victory if the resolution containing the draft convention is put to a vote in the General Assembly.
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The treaty needs a simple majority - or 97 votes if all 193 member states are present and voting - to pass. Mexico and other supporters of the treaty say they will easily get that and are hoping for something closer to a two-thirds majority.
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By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS | Mon Apr 1, 2013 12:47pm EDT
(Reuters) - The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly is tentatively planning to vote on Tuesday on a draft treaty to regulate the $70 billion global trade in conventional arms.
Iran, Syria and North Korea last week prevented a treaty drafting conference at U.N. headquarters from reaching the required consensus to adopt the treaty. That left delegations that support it no choice but to turn to the General Assembly to adopt it.
The Mexican delegation, which has been one of the most ardent supporters of the arms trade treaty, predicted victory if the resolution containing the draft convention is put to a vote in the General Assembly.
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The treaty needs a simple majority - or 97 votes if all 193 member states are present and voting - to pass. Mexico and other supporters of the treaty say they will easily get that and are hoping for something closer to a two-thirds majority.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/us-arms-treaty-un-idUSBRE9300D020130401
