Former Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy welcomed the statement this week by US Secretary of State John Kerry, saying the country is working to find ways that may ultimately allow us to accede to the Ottawa Convention. I hope one of those areas which will take note will be the country north of the them because theres been significant cutbacks of Canadian government support. Landmine Monitor 2014, released last week, documents the recent decline in Canadian Government support. bit.ly/1x4ZbZi Reports of anti-personnel landmine use in Syria and the fact that dormant mines are still killing innocent civilians in dozens of post-war countries show there is still a pressing need to work towards a global ban on their use, said Axworthy.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:57:57 +0000
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