UN General Assembly
2013

strengthened the Government’s capacity to formulate and implement migration policies, find shared priorities with the EU and develop innovative and strategic legislative initiatives, based on best practices. We must definitely continue in that spirit, which is the only way to arrive at mutually acceptable solutions for regular and circulating migration that can benefit our citizens, while ensuring that human rights are protected and social security guaranteed. I would like to mention here one of the most significant achievements of the Assembly, the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which was made possible after several years of intense debate and negotiation on the regulation of the world’s arms trade. The Republic of Moldova has signed the ATT, and we hope that the rapid entry into force of the Treaty will make the global arms trade more transparent and legitimate. The ATT could be a great step forward in controlling the proliferation and illicit circulation of weapons, especially in vulnerable areas and in areas that do not respect the constitutional system of sovereign States.