On 29 May SIPRI Senior Researcher Hugh Griffiths presented new research on arms flows to Syrian government and opposition forces from European and Middle Eastern states at an event in Madrid hosted by the Spanish Institute for International Affairs and Foreign Policy (INCIPE).
The invitation-only two-hour lecture was attended by Spanish government representatives and members of the diplomatic community in Madrid.
The lecture and subsequent meetings were held in cooperation with the Office of the Presidency of the Spanish Government and focused on the transfer and condition of conventional arms, such as air defence systems as well as small arms and light weapons (SALW) and specific cases involving man portable air defence systems (MANPADS).
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