China Hosts Visit by Security Council’s 1540 Committee, 23 to 24 October

The Chair of the Security Council’s 1540 Committee, Ambassador Oh Joon, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, led a two-day visit to China that took place on 23 and 24 October at the invitation of the Government. Other participants in the visit included a 1540 Committee member, Ali Mahamat Zene, from the Permanent Mission of Chad to the United Nations, and three members of the Group of Experts supporting the Committee’s work. The objectives of the visit were to discuss issues related to the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) and future steps by China in this regard, including the submission of additional information and the option of a voluntary national implementation action plan, and to provide effective practices on its implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).