(May 2, 2008) On April 8, 2008, the Mozambican Republic Assembly ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, becoming the 145th state to do so. According to the treaty, Mozambique cannot carry out any tests involving the explosion of nuclear weapons or any type of nuclear explosion; it is obligated to avoid such explosions in any place under its jurisdiction or control; and it must not encourage other nations to carry out nuclear explosions. (Maputo Ratifica Tratado de Interdição de Testes Nucleares, NOTÍCIAS LUSÓFONAS, Apr. 8, 2008.)
Sri Lanka: Ban on Arms Deals Proposed
(Nov. 2, 2007) The Sri Lankan government has issued a special provision under the existing Emergency Regulations on Arms Trading. According to Basil Rajapaksa, a new Member of Parliament, the provision will eventually be enacted as law. The purpose is to prohibit any Sri Lankan from taking part in arms deals, whether within the country or abroad, with the goal of making it impossible for citizens or companies to act as middlemen in the arms trade. (New Regulation to Block Arms Deals, SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET, Oct. 10, 2007, available at http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=433392&category=Frontend&Coun
try=SRI%20LANKA.)