CCW elects Khalil Hashmi as its annual meeting’s chairperson

GENEVA: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Khalil Hashmi has been elected as chairperson of the annual meeting of state parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).

The CCW represents an important arms control framework that visualizes prohibitions and restrictions on certain conventional weapons that can cause unnecessary suffering to combatants or affect civilians indiscriminately.

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The Convention and its five Protocols strike a judicious balance between humanitarian concerns and legitimate military utility of certain categories of conventional weapons.

The States Parties meet annually to review the implementation of the Convention, as well as to explore the possibility of developing additional Protocols on new weapon systems of concern.

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This year’s annual meeting will address several important issues including the role of autonomous weapons and the financial sustainability of the Convention.

Pakistan’s unanimous election reflects recognition by the international community of the country’s longstanding contribution to promote international security through arms control instruments. It is also the approval of Pakistan’s strong credentials in multilateral diplomacy.

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