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Guatemala - Former PGA Member Edgar Ernesto Herrera welcomes ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty by Guatemala

Former PGA Member Edgar Ernesto Herrera
Former PGA Member Edgar Ernesto Herrera

Me alegro muchisimo saber que finalmente Guatemala ha ratificado el TCA, éste tema fue la principal razón por la que me uní a PGA y fue el tema más impulsado por cuatro años.

En una región agobiada por el tráfico ilegal de armas, aún falta trabajo por hacer y generar normas en toda la región latinoamericana para implementarlo."

Edgar Ernesto Herrera, Former Member of Parliament of Guatemala and PGA Member, Guatemala City, July 13th, 2016

English Translation

I am very pleased to find out that Guatemala has finally ratified the Arms Trade Treaty.

This issue was the main reason who I joined PGA and for which I advocated for 4 years.

In a region overwhelmed by the illicit trafficking in arms, work still remains to be done to establish and generate norms in the entire region of Latin America to implement it .

Edgar Ernesto Herrera, Former Member of Parliament of Guatemala and PGA Member, Guatemala City, July 13th, 2016

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