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Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

June 26 , 2020 1522 days 893 0
  • The people’s Republic of China will join the multilateral Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
  • The fifth-largest arms-exporter in the world was China.
  • Under this treaty, international sales and transfer of conventional arms are regulated as per the global standards.
  • The treaty was adopted at the United Nations General Assembly in 2013.
  • It came into force from 24th December 2014.
  • India has not signed the treaty yet.
  • The U.S. President has announced that the U.S. will never ratify the Arms Trade Treaty.

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