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Headlines ; Thais to ratify mine ba
- Subject: Headlines ; Thais to ratify mine ba
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 19:42:00
Subject: Headlines ; Thais to ratify mine ban pact
Headlines
Thais to ratify mine ban
pact
THAILAND is poised to become the first
Asean country to ratify the Mine Ban Treaty
of 1997 after the Army submitted the letter
of affirmation to the Foreign Ministry on
Thursday.
After several months of vetting and delay,
the Permanent Secretary's Office for
Defence informed the Foreign Ministry,
which is coordinating preparations of the
ratification process of the treaty, that it is
agreeable to the original text and the Thai
translation.
The air force and navy have both submitted
their letters of affirmation to the ministry.
The Interior Ministry and the National
Security Council have yet to reply.
The ministry requires a positive response
from these concerned agencies before it
can proceed to request the Cabinet
approval needed to ratify the treaty, which
does not need a parliamentary sitting.
The treaty, which will become an
international law in March next year,
imposes a comprehensive ban on using,
stockpiling, producing and transporting
anti-personnel mines.
Thailand would need at least Bt800 million
to clear mines and rehabilitate the victims
of land mines.
Recently the Thai government has also
agreed to be a state party to the
conference of disarmament. It is planning to
sign the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights soon.
The Nation