UN General Assembly
2013

on their debt, in the case of Argentina in 2001. There has also been talk here of poverty and the need for children to have access to education. I wish to read out two paragraphs of the address by the Secretary- General. The first has to do with weapons, wherein he speaks about poverty and points out that “at a time of pressing human need, spending on weapons remains absurdly high. Let us get our priorities right and invest in people instead of wasting billions of dollars on deadly weapons.” (A/68/PV.5, p. 3) For the record, Argentina does not produce any chemical weapons, or even sell conventional weapons. It would be interesting to find out — as I mentioned at the G-20 — who supplies weapons to the rebel groups that are fighting the Syrian Government. It goes without saying that the Government of Syria possesses the weapons of a State. We would like to know who supplies the weapons to those who fight the Syrian Government. This is not about taking any sides; rather