United States/Mexico Bi-National Drug Strategy
Strategy Component
Alliance Point 7: Work together to conclude a hemispheric agreement
outlawing illegal traffic in firearms.
In recognition of the fact that illegal arms traffic is an international
problem, both countries have signed the Interamerican Convention to Combat
the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives,
and Related Materials ("OAS Firearms Convention"), and will support initiatives
for regional and global cooperation.
Objectives
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Ratify the OAS Firearms Convention.
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Implement the OAS Firearms Convention.
Actions
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Both nations will work to ratify the OAS Firearms Convention.
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Both nations will encourage all signatories of the OAS Firearms Convention
to ratify the Convention.
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Both nations will implement the provisions of the OAS Firearms Convention.
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Both nations will encourage all signatories to the OAS Firearms Convention
to implement the provisions of that Convention.
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Both nations will work together to obtain expeditious OAS approval of the
Model Regulations on the Control of the International Movement of Firearms,
their Parts and Components, and Ammunition, as approved by both nations
at the CICAD Assembly in November 1997.
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Both nations will participate in discussions within the UN on ways to combat
the transnational illegal trafficking of firearms.
