Not everyone wants to follow Poland and respective another countries. "We regret"

In March Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia decided to withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention. The paper concerns the prohibition of the production, use, retention and transfer of anti-personnel mines.

Finland besides wants to follow in our country's footsteps, but the decisions to leave the treaty have not all liked it.

Ottawa Convention. Norway does not agree with Finland. "We regret"

Norwegian abroad Minister Espen Barth Eide stressed that his country did not intend to join Poland, the Baltic States and Finland on this issue. – This peculiar decision by Finland is something we regret He mentioned it.

– If we start weakening our commitment, parties to the conflict around the planet will be easier to reuse this weapon, as the stigmaisation will decrease, he assessed in an interview with Reuter.

Espen Barth Eide inactive expressed his concern in March and stressed that although before Poland and the Baltic countries are numerous safety challenges national mines should not be utilized today.

– Land mines make rebuilding difficult, killing and mutilating people for many years after the end of the war, destroying the top layer of soil, making roads leading to schools dangerous and making large areas of land unfit for use," Eide pointed out.

Poland and the Baltic countries with 1 vote. They withdrew from the Ottawa Convention

On March 18, Poland and the Baltic countries issued a joint declaration announcing that they were withdrawing from the Convention on landmines.

"In fresh years military threats have increased importantly for countries bordering Belarus and Russia, which is why it is so crucial Strengthening the capacity to deter and defend these countries“ – assessed in the Communication.

On the basis of the reasons for specified a decision, it was pointed out that The Russian Federation, which is not a organization to the treaty, "has large reserves of anti-personnel mines and intensively uses them in the war against Ukraine, which is simply a organization to the convention".

Source: Politico, Reuters, Interia