Sri Lanka becomes the 163rd state party to the Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty
Sri Lanka on Wednesday became the 163rd country to accede to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention fulfilling the pledge made last year to join the international community in supporting the ongoing landmine clearance program.
Sri Lanka's Permanent Mission to the UN in New York on Wednesday (Dec 13) deposited the Instrument of Accession to the Convention of the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (Ottawa Treaty) at the Treaty Section of the United Nations in New York.
At an event to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Ottawa Convention entitled 'A World Free of Landmines' convened jointly by Permanent Missions of Belgium, Canada and Colombia at the United Nations today, Permanent Representati...