The Chinese government consistently opposes the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons, and actively participates in international and regional cooperation in combatting such illicit trade, Wu said.
China has started legal procedures for the accession to Arms Trade Treaty, he said, adding the move has fully shown China's determination and sincerity in adhering to multilateralism, in actively participating in global governance of arms trade, and in building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Before Wu spoke, UN Undersecretary-General of Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu warned that the destabilizing accumulation, illicit transfer and misuse of small arms and light weapons continue to initiate, sustain and exacerbate armed conflict and pervasive crime.
She told the Security Council that small arms and light weapons are "the weapons of choice" in intra-state conflicts and for terrorism, organized crime and gang warfare.
Currently, nine UN peacekeeping and political missions across the globe address conventional weapons-related issues, including small arms and light weapons control and weapons and ammunition management, she said.
With regard to the source of illicit weapons, Nakamitsu said diversion remains a major source of weapons and their ammunition for gangs, criminal organizations and terrorist groups.
She explained that those weapons and their ammunition originate from poorly-managed state-owned stockpiles and battlefield capture or loss following state collapse.
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