Tag: Mine Ban Treaty

• Monday, June 30th 2014 - 06:35 UTC

  US announces end of antipersonnel mines production and promises to join Ban Treaty

  

  The United States announced last Friday it intends to join the Mine Ban Treaty in the future and will not produce antipersonnel mines. Speaking at the Third Review Conference of the Mine Ban Treaty, US Ambassador to Mozambique, Douglas Griffiths, said the US is pursuing solutions that would allow the country to accede to the treaty.