# Council Decision 2012/121/CFSP of 27 February 2012 in support of activities to promote EU-China-Africa dialogue and cooperation on conventional arms controls, Division (a): Establishment and development of a joint African-EU-Chinese Expert Working Group on conventional arms

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The EWG will be the core ‘institutional’ foundation of the dialogue process promoted by the Council Decision and will be formed through careful coordination between Saferworld, and civil society partner organisations in Africa and China. It will consist of nine members from China, the Union and Africa drawn from university departments, think tanks and research centres who would be identified on the basis of their expertise, reputation, and interest. The EWG will act as a means to share information, ideas, expertise and research amongst its members on conventional arms control issues, identifying the nature of the threats, assessing the effectiveness of current interventions and making recommendations on cooperative actions for policymakers.
It is expected to serve as a platform for interested civil society actors, outside of the direct dialogue process, and to provide an accessible pool of expertise that policymakers and officials responsible for conventional arms and export controls thereof in China, the Union and Africa will be able to draw on. African, Chinese and Union officials will also be invited to observe the working of the EWG.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/121/annex/division/2/division/2.1/division/2.1.2/division/a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-121/annex/division-2/division-2.1/division-2.1.2/division-a
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