Three European countries opposed Ukraine's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention

Norway, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland have expressed official objections to Ukraine's request to suspend its obligations under the Ottawa Convention. This was announced on December 2 by Deputy Secretary General of the UN Secretary General, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu.

"Norway, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland have sent formal objections," RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.

Nakmmitsu stressed that a number of other states have expressed concern about these actions by Kiev.

The Ottawa Convention prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and requires their destruction. This document was signed on December 3, 1997 and entered into force on March 1, 1999. At the moment, 163 countries have ratified the Convention. Ukraine joined the agreement in 2005.

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The day before, the co-author of the report of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research, Yehoshua Moser-Puangsuwan, said that Ukraine continues to use banned antipersonnel mines, is increasing their stocks and probably produces them independently. According to Moser-Puangsuwan, Ukraine's actions pose a specific threat to international norms prohibiting the use of antipersonnel mines.

In July, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law suspending the Ottawa Convention prohibiting the use of anti-personnel mines for the country.

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