08.11.2012
Belarus to attend CCW conferences
MINSK, 8 November (BelTA) - The Belarusian delegation headed by Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Office and other international organizations based in Geneva Mikhail Khvostov will attend several events within the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
In particular, the sixth conference of the states-parties to Protocol V to the CCW will be held on 12-13 November, 14th annual conference of the states-parties to amended Protocol II to the CCW on 14 November. The annual meeting of the states-parties to the CCW will take place on 15-16 November.
A broad range of topics relevant to the implementation of the CCW and the protocols to the Convention will be high on the agenda. Thus, the program includes such issues as the development of technologies to protect civilians against indiscriminate effects of mines, finding solutions to the problems relating to the use by terrorists and non-government armed groups of improvised explosive devices, assistance to the victims of explosive remnants of war (ERW). Participants of the meetings will also exchange experiences on the implementation of national programs of demining and elimination of ERW.
These issues are important to many countries across the world that went through the armed conflicts, including Belarus. In particular, in 2011, the engineering units of the Interior Ministry and the Defense Ministry of Belarus cleared more than 22,000 unexploded ordnances.
Belarus is a party to the Convention and all its protocols and actively participates in the activities organized within the framework of the CCW.
In November 2011, Mikhail Khvostov was elected chairman of the 5th conference of the states-parties to CCW Protocol V. In accordance with the mandate, in 2012 he actively participated in the preparation of expert meetings within the framework of Protocol V, and supervised the implementation of the international plan of action to increase the number of states-parties to the CCW Protocol V.
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) was adopted on 10 October 1980 in Geneva and entered into force on 2 December 1983.
The amendment to the CCW Article 1 applying to domestic armed conflicts was adopted in December 2001. The amendment entered into force on 18 May 2004.
An integral part of the convention is the protocols imposing certain prohibitions and restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons and ammunition, and governing the clearance of unexploded munitions after the end of armed conflicts.
More than 100 states are parties to the CCW and its protocols.
Belarus regularly submits the necessary national reporting and participates actively in the meetings convened within the CCW framework. The country fully complies with the provisions of the CCW and its protocols. The Belarusian legislation is in full conformity with the relevant international legal instruments.
In particular, the sixth conference of the states-parties to Protocol V to the CCW will be held on 12-13 November, 14th annual conference of the states-parties to amended Protocol II to the CCW on 14 November. The annual meeting of the states-parties to the CCW will take place on 15-16 November.
A broad range of topics relevant to the implementation of the CCW and the protocols to the Convention will be high on the agenda. Thus, the program includes such issues as the development of technologies to protect civilians against indiscriminate effects of mines, finding solutions to the problems relating to the use by terrorists and non-government armed groups of improvised explosive devices, assistance to the victims of explosive remnants of war (ERW). Participants of the meetings will also exchange experiences on the implementation of national programs of demining and elimination of ERW.
These issues are important to many countries across the world that went through the armed conflicts, including Belarus. In particular, in 2011, the engineering units of the Interior Ministry and the Defense Ministry of Belarus cleared more than 22,000 unexploded ordnances.
Belarus is a party to the Convention and all its protocols and actively participates in the activities organized within the framework of the CCW.
In November 2011, Mikhail Khvostov was elected chairman of the 5th conference of the states-parties to CCW Protocol V. In accordance with the mandate, in 2012 he actively participated in the preparation of expert meetings within the framework of Protocol V, and supervised the implementation of the international plan of action to increase the number of states-parties to the CCW Protocol V.
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) was adopted on 10 October 1980 in Geneva and entered into force on 2 December 1983.
The amendment to the CCW Article 1 applying to domestic armed conflicts was adopted in December 2001. The amendment entered into force on 18 May 2004.
An integral part of the convention is the protocols imposing certain prohibitions and restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons and ammunition, and governing the clearance of unexploded munitions after the end of armed conflicts.
More than 100 states are parties to the CCW and its protocols.
Belarus regularly submits the necessary national reporting and participates actively in the meetings convened within the CCW framework. The country fully complies with the provisions of the CCW and its protocols. The Belarusian legislation is in full conformity with the relevant international legal instruments.