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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Middle Eastern countries gathered last month to discuss the agenda for a conference on creating a zone free of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the Middle East, but made no announcement that they had made progress toward setting a date to convene the conference. The countries continue to disagree over the agenda, an official familiar with the process told Arms Control Today in an Oct. 29 e-mail. Iran, Israel, and all the Arab League countries attended the meeting, which was held Oct. 21-22 in Glion, Switzerland. Progress on the agenda has been held up over disagreements as to what weapons the zone's ban should cover because some countries favor expanding the ban to include limits on certain types of conventional weapons, the official said. The countries might meet again this month, the official added, but it is unclear if all will attend given the "frustration" over the lack of progress.
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