HC Deb 02 February 1994 vol 236 cc752-3W
39. Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what international agreements cover the provision of assistance for clearing land mines.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Article 9 of protocol II to the 1981 UN weaponry convention provides that at the end of a conflict the parties shall endeavour to reach agreement, both among themselves and, where appropriate, with other States and with International organizations on assistance to remove or render ineffective minefields and mines.

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