After the attacks in Paris, the Western Balkans announced a fight against arms smuggling

The governments of the Western Balkan countries plan to create a network of experts to solve the problem of arms smuggling from the region, officials said today, after it was determined that attackers in Paris on November 13 killed 130 people with weapons from the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

As Reuters notes, the former Yugoslavia has been a rich source of weapons for criminal gangs in Europe for years. However, concern grew after the weapon was found in the hands of members of the Islamic State.

BiH Security Minister Dragan Mektic said that France proposed that the countries of the Western Balkans join forces.

"These weapons are increasingly used in terrorist attacks, and our colleagues from France proposed that an expert network be formed in the Western Balkans in order to limit smugglers," Mektic told reporters after a conference of security officials from the region.

Maktić added that the network will also be open to members of the European Union.

Serbian Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović said that Serbia is cooperating with France in the investigation into the origin of the weapons used in the attacks in Paris.

"The investigation must show, regardless of where the weapons were brought, how the weapons arrived, who are the people involved in that trade chain," said the minister.