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    EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER URGES AZERBAIJAN, ARMENIA TO REJECT USE OF MINES

    news.az
    July 28 2010
    Azerbaijan

    Thomas Hammarberg Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
    calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to ratify Mine Ban Treaty.

    'There have been more than 3 000 casualties caused by landmines in
    Europe in the last ten years,' says the article 'Landmines still kill
    in Europe: Time for an absolute ban' by Council of Europe Commissioner
    for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg.

    The Commissioner calls on all European states ratify the 1997 Mine
    Ban Treaty.

    'In spite of its paramount importance for Europe, six Council of Europe
    member states have still not ratified the Mine Ban Treaty: Armenia,
    Azerbaijan, Georgia, Finland, Poland and Russia. The presence of
    landmines and cluster munitions affects the entire fabric of society.

    They obstruct countriesâ~@~Y development after a conflict. They
    inhibit the return of displaced persons and hinder the reconstruction
    of affected areas.'




    From: A. Papazian
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