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Central African Republic (CAR) - PGA Member Hon. Laurent Ngon-Baba MP (former Minister for Justice and Attorney General) welcomes Accession to Arms Trade Treaty by Government of CAR

Hon. Laurent Ngon-Baba MP participates at PGA Regional Workshop on the ATT- The Role of the Parliamentarians 2013
Hon. Laurent Ngon-Baba MP participates at PGA Regional Workshop on the ATT- The Role of the Parliamentarians 2013

"I am very pleased that the Government of the Central African Republic deposited yesterday its Instrument of Accession to the Arms Trade Treaty with the United Nations in New York. My country - and our people - have suffered enormously due the inadequate regulation of the small arms and light weapons. As a member of PGA, I was pleased to participate in a May 2013 Workshop in Dar es Salaam that helped moblize regional support among parliamentarians for the Arms Trade Treaty. Since that time, and also as a member of the PGA, I continued to reach out to my government, inviting them to join the ATT, including in a direct meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs before the Foreign Affairs Committee of January 3, 2015, where we emphasized the importance of action on this issue. We must now give it full effect ".

- Hon. Laurent Ngon-Baba, MP (Central African Republic)

"Je suis très heureux d'apprendre que le Gouvernement de la République centrafricaine a déposé hier son instrument d'adhésion au Traité de commerce des armes avec l'Organisation des Nations Unies à New York. Mon pays et nos gens ont énormément souffert en raison de la réglementation inadéquate des les armes légères et de petit calibre. En tant que membre de la PGA, j'etais heureux de participer à un atelier de mai 2013 à Dar es-Salaam qui a aidé à moblize soutien régional parmi les parlementaires pour le Traité sur le commerce des armes. Depuis ce temps, et en tant que membre de la PGA, je continue à tendre la main à mon gouvernement, l'invitant à rejoindre le TCA, y compris dans une rencontre directe avec le ministre des Affaires étrangères devant le Comité des affaires étrangères le 3 Janvier, 2015, où nous avons souligné l'importance de l'action sur cette question. Il faut maintenant donner plein effet ".

- Hon. Laurent Ngon-Baba, MP (Central African Republic)

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