“The arms trade treaty will set new international standards as well as be a forum to transparency and accountability in the conventional arms trade. So it will stop arms trade in transfer irresponsibly and illegally in order that they might commit atrocities in human rights violations and violations of humanitarian law. So I think it’s gonna contribute to regional and international peace and security and it will promote economic development in the process.”
“这项军事贸易条约将会制定新的国际标准,并为实现常规军事交易的透明化和责任制提供平台。所以它能遏制不负责任和非法的武器转移,以防犯下违反人权和人道主义法律的暴行。我认为这项条约会促进地区和世界和平与安全,并将推动经济发展进程。”
Only three countries voted against the treaty—Iran, Syria and North Korea, while 23 abstained. Critics doubt the treaty will make any difference to the black market in weapons. The United States has called on China and Russia to try to rein in North Korea after it announces it will restart a dormant nuclear reactor. Within the past few minutes the U.S Secretary of State John Kerry said such a move would be a provocative and serious move. He was speaking at a news conference with his South Korean counterpart. Earlier the U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned that North Korea was on a collision course that could lead to war.