UN General Assembly
2001

already a party to the 12 global conventions against terrorism, and today we will deposit with the Secretary-General the respective instruments of ratification. My country has ratified all United Nations agreements. Similarly, we are working to coordinate America’s response. We are partners in a comprehensive dialogue to review and improve each country’s domestic legislation and legal order to root out the terrorist threat. We reaffirm the need to strengthen measures to promote mutual confidence and cooperation in the area of defence. In that regard, Argentina and Chile have standardized their data on military expenditures, and we are working towards the same objective with our neighbour Peru. Yet we cannot conceal our frustration at the difficulties blocking progress towards limiting the manufacture of and illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. We also feel obliged to say that we view with horror the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. That conflict poses a threat to international security. Like other delegations that have spoken today, we hope for recognition of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including the