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Viktor_Bout — Viktor Bout was sentenced to 25 years in jail in April 2012, after a long career as a weapons trader. In July, talks begin in New York over an Arms Trade Treaty. (Official photo from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The international trade in weapons which fuels conflicts around the world may be brought under control, if talks in New York in July bear fruit.

If successful, the talks will lead to the world’s first Arms Trade Treaty, aimed at preventing weapons from reaching the

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Georgia to join arms trade treaty

Global weapons trade may be brought under control