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Nigeria: West African experts discuss Arms Trade Treaty negotiations

Top government experts from the 15 member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gathered today in Abuja to prepare for Arms Trade Treaty negotiations that will be held at the United Nations in July this year. The two-day meeting, jointly organized by the ECOWAS Commission and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), was formally opened by Olugbenga Ashiru, Nigeria's foreign minister.

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