Haga said several follow up meetings were already planned, including one in Begium in September, another in Canada in October and Switzerland had proposed an international conference in 2000 or 2001. All cornerstones of internationalism. Based on secrecy. They need secrecy for control. The weapons often fall into the hands of terrorists, drug cartels and even renegade soldiers.
Some experts say half the world's small arms transfers are illegal.
Guess you're new to the game. Participants ranged from major Western powers to African countries recovering from civil wars and Latin American nations struggling with drug-related violence. However, key arms producers, including Russia, Israel and China, did not attend. The Oslo meeting is to be followed up by other sessions leading up to a global small arms conference in Switzerland in 2000 or 2001. That's all folks.