Thailand updates Japan on landmine threats amid border tensions with Cambodia

Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa on Wednesday (Aug 27) held a bilateral discussion with Ichikawa Tomiko, Ambassador…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #breakingnews #cambodia #Geneva #LANDMINES #MarisSangiampongsa #news #OttawaConvention #tensionsontheborder #Thai-Cambodianborder #UnitedNations
https://www.alojapan.com/1356602/thailand-updates-japan-on-landmine-threats-amid-border-tensions-with-cambodia/

Maris seeks Japan’s support to try Cambodia for Ottawa Convention violations

Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa has sought Japan’s backing to use the Ottawa Convention’s mechanism to prosecute Cambodia for repeatedly deploying landmines against Thai troops. …
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #Asean #Japanese #Japanesenews #landmine #MarisSangiampongsa #news #OttawaConvention #tensionsontheborder
https://www.alojapan.com/1345249/maris-seeks-japans-support-to-try-cambodia-for-ottawa-convention-violations/

Monday, June 30, 2025

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#Parliament of #Finland has just finalized that it will withdraw from the #OttawaConvention the so called #MineBanTreaty with 157 YES and 18 NO votes.

So the result of the #putin #war in #Ukraine is that Finland is a #NATO member and they will re-mine the border.

Source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20168612

Norway criticises Finland’s move to quit a land mine treaty.

Norway will not withdraw from the international Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines like Finland did.

“If we start weakening our commitment, it makes it easier for warring factions around the world to use these weapons again, because it reduces the stigma,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Wednesday.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250402-norway-criticises-finlands-move-to-quit-a-land-mine-treaty?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Norway #Finland #LandMines #Defence #OttawaConvention

Norway Slams Poland, Baltic States for Withdrawal from Ottawa Convention

Withdrawal to enable use of new weapons- Defense minters of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland

https://defensemirror.com/news/39091/Norway_Slams_Poland__Baltic_States_for_Withdrawal_from_Ottawa_Convention
#OttawaConvention #AntiMine #Landmine

Norway Slams Poland, Baltic States for Withdrawal from Ottawa Convention

Withdrawal to enable use of new weapons- Defense minters of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland

https://defensemirror.com/news/39091/Norway_Slams_Poland__Baltic_States_for_Withdrawal_from_Ottawa_Convention
#OttawaConvention #AntiMine #Landmine

Wow. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia withdraw from the #OttawaConvention - presumably because they think they might have to use #landmines (against an invading #Russia)

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0318/1502606-ottawa-convention/