Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Ambassador José Luis Cancela
Uruguay has been a member of the UN since December 18, 1945. José Luis Cancela has served as the Uruguayan permanent representative to the UN since July 31, 2008. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Cancela’s statement during UN General Assembly debate on April 2, 2013, on the Arms Trade Treaty. Our country participated actively and constructively throughout the entire negotiating process for the agreement in the framework of the 2012 and 2013 United Nations conferences convened for that purpose. At the closing of the most recent negotiating conference, Uruguay expressed its desire for a more ambitious and comprehensive text,…
