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Arab Mins of justice mull draft protocol against firearms

Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Shareeda Abdullah Al-Mousherji during the meeting
Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Shareeda Abdullah Al-Mousherji during the meeting
(With photos) JEDDAH, June 23 (KUNA) -- The executive office of the Arab justice ministers' council met on Sunday to discuss a draft protocol for curbing the spread of firearms in the Arab countries.
The State of Kuwait was represented by Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Shareeda Abdullah Al-Mousherji.
The agenda of the meeting included topics such as the plan to launch an Arab tribunal to try the cases of ill-gotten funds, the draft treaty against human trafficking, a protocol against maritime piracy, the treaty for aviation safety.
The ministers discussed the report of the secretariat of the council on the implementation of the results of the former ministerial meeting, the treaty against terrorism, the treaty against money laundering and the treaty against religion slandering.
They also discussed the draft convention against human cloning, the regulations of transplantations, the Arab code against narcotics, the single act for copyright protection, the efforts of the panel on standardization of legal terms, and the first annual report on the regional efforts for combatting human trafficking.
The meeting was hosted and chaired by Saudi Minister of Justice Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa, the current chair of the Arab justice ministers' council. (end) nh.gb KUNA 232021 Jun 13NNNN