LATVIA SUPPORTS PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TRADE TREATY

C O N F I D E N T I A L RIGA 000345 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR PM/DTCP E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/15/2017 TAGS: ETTC KOMC UNDC PARM LG SUBJECT: LATVIA SUPPORTS PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TRADE TREATY (ATT) REF: STATE 63299 Classified By: Charge D'Affairs Tamir G. Waser 1.4(d) ¶1. (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points May 11 to Inga Marcinkevica, Head of Export Control of Strategic Goods Division at the MFA. Marcinkevica responded that, while the GOL agrees with the USG that effective export controls and universal support for such controls are needed, the GOL supports the Arms Trade Treaty initiative. She stated that the GOL believes "that the Arms Trade Treaty itself would be a feasible instrument, setting minimum requirements for controls of arms trade." Along with her response, Marcinkevica provided post with a copy of a report to the UN Secretary General explaining the GOL's views on the potential SIPDIS treaty. Post will email a copy of this report to EUR/NB. WASER