ATT - Seventh Conference of States Parties (Geneva, 30 August-3 September 2021) [fr]

The seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP7) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held from Monday 30 August to Thursday 2 September, in person for the first time since 2019, under the chairmanship of the Sierra Leonean Ambassador Mr. Lansana Gberie.

During this meeting, the States Parties agreed on the priorities of both the Argentine presidency of the sixth Conference of States Parties (transparency and exchange in the fight against diversion) and the Sierra Leonean presidency of the seventh Conference of States Parties (strengthening efforts to eradicate the illicit trade in arms and ammunition and enhancing stockpile management).

The ATT, which came into force on 24 December 2014, aims to regulate the international trade of conventional arms by establishing common standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms, in order to prevent and eradicate the illicit arms trade and diversion.

The CSP7 was preceded in April and June 2021 by meetings of ATT working groups as well as informal consultations on implementation, transparency and reporting, and universalisation.

The French delegation actively participated to the seventh CSP and its preparation throughout the intersessional cycle, consistent with its commitment to the full and effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, and will continue its efforts in view of the eighth Conference of States Parties to the ATT, to be chaired by Germany in 2022.