RASR Steering Committee Meeting Takes Place in Slovenia

On 10-12 October 2013, SEESAC took part in the Steering Committee of the Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction (RASR) initiative for South East Europe which took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia.  The meeting was also attended by representatives of ITF, RACVIAC, Small Arms Survey and U.S. State Department (PM).

The Committee members discussed the agenda of the forthcoming RASR workshop, which has tentatively been set to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2014. Furthermore members shared relevant updates on their efforts in infrastructure building, exchange of information and best practices, standardization, and national and regional policies.

About RASR

RASR encourages affected governments to develop a pro-active, coordinated, regional approach to secure and destroy SALW, by building local capacity, sharing best practices and lessons learned, and pooling resources in order to maximize their efficiency. The ultimate aim of the RASR initiative is to prevent disastrous explosions or destabilizing diversions of conventional weapons and munitions.