1st U.N. conference on small arms to be held in N.Y. in 2001 .c Kyodo News Service NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (Kyodo) - The United Nations will host the first conference on controlling trade in small arms in July next year, U.N. sources said Monday. The conference, scheduled for July 9-20, was proposed by Japan to the General Assembly's disarmament committee earlier this month. The definition of small arms is ''a weapon that can be carried by one person,'' and the conference particularly aims to restrict the illegal transfer of weaponry such as machine guns and grenades. The conference had been tentatively set to take place in Geneva, but the venue was moved to New York after the Swiss government declined to serve as the host country, the sources said. -- Using that definition a nuclear warhead would be a small arm. Steve. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
