§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many states have made representations to his Department with regard to the holding of a conference to review the inhumane weaspons convention.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe are in touch with EC and NATO partners about the proposal to convene a review conference on the United Nations weaponry convention, but no states have so far made representations to us on this issue.
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§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those states that have(a) signed and (b) ratified the 1977 additional protocols to the Geneva convention.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe following states have ratified, accepted or acceded to additional protocol I to the Geneva conventions:
- Albaia
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina
- Burundi
- Byelorussia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republc
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros Islands
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- E1 Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Finland
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Germany
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Holy See
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- People's Democratic Republic of Korea
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
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- Mali
- Malta
- MauritaniaMauritius
- Mexico
- MoldovaMozambique
- Namibia
- The Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Spain
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadine
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Western Samoa
- Yemen Arab Republic
- Yugoslavia
- Zaire
The following states have signed but not ratified additional protocol I:
- Egypt
- Honduras
- Iran
- Ireland
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Philippines
- San Marino
- United Kingdom
- United States.
The following states have ratified, accepted or acceded to additional protocol II:
- Albania
- Algeria
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
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- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina
- Burundi
- Byelorussia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Comoros Islands
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Germany
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Holy See
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Republic of Korea
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Moldova
- Namibia
- The Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Somoa
- Senegal
410 - Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Spain
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Western Samoa
- Yemen Arab Republic
- Yugoslavia
The following states have signed but not ratified additional protocol II:
- Egypt
- Honduras
- Iran
- Ireland
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Pakistan
- Panama
- San Marino
- United Kingdom
- United States
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those states that have(a) signed and (b) ratified the inhumane weapons convention.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe following states have ratified, accepted or acceded to the convention
Australia, Austria, Benin, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, China, Cuba, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Japan, Latvia, Laos, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.The following states have signed but not ratified the convention:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Iceland, Ireland, Italy. Luxembourg, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sudan, Togo, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on how many states have made representations to the United Nations Secretary-General with regard to the holding of a conference to review the inhumane weapons convention.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggOur information is that only France has made representations to the United Nations Secretary General to request the convening of a review conference on the United Nations weaponry convention.
§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects that the United Kingdom will ratify the 1981 inhumane weapons convention.
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§ Mr. Douglas HoggAs I told the hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Cohen) in my reply to his question on 22 October at column 371, we hope to reach a decision soon on ratification of the 1981 UN weaponry convention.