The White House announces a return to an almost total ban on the use and production of anti-personnel landmines, leaving an exception for the military on the Korean peninsula
A statement said the United States would align policy to"the international treaty prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel landmines".
The move will align US policy with the Ottawa Convention, the international treaty prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel landmines, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday. The White House said Tuesday's move reflects President Joe Biden's belief that the landmines "have a disproportionate impact on civilians, including children, long after fighting has stopped".Key decision
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