The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia L.Bold has signed the Optional Protocol of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) during the agreement event, a part of the 68th Session of United Nations General Assembly on September 24th. The Arms Trade Treaty is a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons, from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships which has not entered into force

The United Nations General Assembly approved the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in New York on March 28th based on demands for a new international law to set clear rules for all global transfers of weapons and ammunitions.

The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), designed to secure world peace and safety, is a significant historical document that outlines the participant countries roles to improve the regulations on international arms trade. As of September 25th, 108 states have signed the ATT, with 24 of these including Mongolia signing the agreement at the UN General Assembly.

Mongolia joined the United Nations Convention against Torture in 2002. Mongolia has now signed the Optional Protocol of the Convention pledging the country to establish an organization to prevent any kind of torture.

Mongolia has become the 86th country to signed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), and the 80th country to signed the UN Convention against torture.