The Clinton administration announced that it will join talks on a new global treaty to ban anti-personnel mines. Negotiations are to resume in Ottawa, Canada, next month with a December target for an agreement. The administration also said it will press for a parallel UN treaty to force cooperation by large-scale manufacturers like Russia and China, which so far have not agreed to take part in the Canada talks.
Landmine Talks
The Clinton administration announced that it will join talks on a new global treaty to ban anti-personnel mines. Negotiations are to resume in Ottawa, Canada, next month with a December target for an agreement. The administration also said it will press for a parallel UN treaty to force cooperation by large-scale manufacturers like Russia and China, which so far have not agreed to take part in the Canada talks.
