Iran, NKorea, Syria block arms trade treaty
treaty that would regulate the multibillion-dollar which required agreement by all 193 U.N. member states. In an unexpected twist, Mexico proposed that the conference go ahead and adopt the treaty Thursday without the support of the three countries, saying there was no definition of "consensus." Delegates then started debating whether this should be done and several countries supported Mexico, but the Russian delegation called the proposal "a manipulation of consensus" and objected. Kenya said "the will of the overwhelming majority is ...
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