Meeting Materials

Throughout South East Europe (SEE), National SALW Commissions and other relevant institutions have been set up in the past decade with a view of improving the coordination of the control of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition. Given that the issue of SALW proliferation has a strong regional character, SEESAC initiated regular Regional Meetings of National SALW Commissions, the first of which took place on 13 February 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia.

The aim of the meeting was to facilitate information exchange and knowledge sharing among the SALW Commissions, that way increasing their individual capacities, as well as the capacity of the region as a whole to implement SALW control measures.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the SALW Commissions and of relevant authorities of Albania, Croatia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Representatives from UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNDP Croatia, UNDP Kosovo* and UNDP Montenegro also took part and contributed significantly to the discussion.

The main goal of this preliminary meeting was to set the agenda for the upcoming meetings, during which participants would share their own work methods and structures, and learn from each others’ experiences. Six meetings are planned for the three-year period (2014-2016).

The regional meetings are an activity implemented under the EU Support of SEESAC Disarmament and Arms Control Activities in South East Europe (EUSAC) project, initiated through the Council Decision 2013/730/CFSP.


* References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).

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