Summary: July 14, 2005: BIENNIAL MEETING OF STATES TO CONSIDER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN PROGRAMME OF ACTION ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS Statement by H.E. Ambassador John Freeman, Head of the UK Delegation to the Biennial Meeting of States, on behalf of the European Union, THEMATIC DEBATE INTERVENTION: Linkages (terrorism, organised crime, trafficking in drugs and precious minerals), 13-15 July 2005 (New York)
Linkages (terrorism, organised crime, trafficking in drugs and precious minerals)
Mr Chairman,
1. I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the European Union. The acceding countries Bulgaria and Romania, the candidate countries Croatia* and Turkey, the countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro, the members of the European Economic Area, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, as well as Moldova and Ukraine, align themselves with this
statement.
2. The EU considers that the fight against proliferation of small arms and light weapons should form an integral part of a comprehensive counter terrorism strategy.
3. We thank the UN Secretary-General for the inclusion of a proposal to define terrorism in his report early on this year. A strong political signal from Heads of state and government at the September Summit would be beneficial to swifter progress in agreeing on a legally binding definition of terrorism.
*Croatia continues to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process
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