English to Russian Social Sciences Government / Politics

Representatives from 34 countries and administrative regions, as well as experts from industry and nongovernmental organizations, came together the last three days to discuss how countries can reduce the threat of global proliferation of weapons of mass destruction through cooperation to strengthen strategic trade controls. The International Export Control Cooperation and Outreach Dialogue was jointly organised by the European Union’s Export Control in Dual Use Goods programme and the U.S. Department of State's Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program. ...

The Dialogue highlighted the continuing cooperation between the EU and the US in countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Through the EU Outreach programme on dual use items and the EXBS Program, the EU and the US are assisting more than sixty countries around the world to bring their national strategic trade management systems in line with international standards.