On 25 November 2014, Ambassador Norachit Sinhaseni, Thailand’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations signed the Arms Trade Treaty on behalf of his country. Thailand participated throughout negotiations and their signature on the landmark treaty represents one of six from the Asia region. Japan is the only country from the region so far to ratify the ATT.
Thailand said that they “place strong importance on the role of international standards and practices to effectively prevent [the] illicit trade in arms, and irresponsible arms use” and that the ATT should be the primary tool use to accomplish this.
The Arms Trade Treaty is set to enter into force and become international law on 24 December 2014. To date, 123 governments of signed.
