Wassenaar regime plenary meeting adjourns following disagreements
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On April 3, 1996, the first plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies in Vienna ended in deadlock following Russia's opposition to the export licences pre-delivery notification proposal. The US and France have become major conventional weapons exporters since 1990, undermining Russia's position in the international market. Russia hopes to regain its position as a major exporter. It fears that prior information will provide opportunities to its competitors to disrupt its business deals.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 1996
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Pro-landmine ban states meet in Ottawa; set strategy for global effort
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States favoring a worldwide ban on anti-personnel landmines met in Ottawa, Canada, from October 3 to 5, 1996, to set forward strategies for a global effort towards seeking the ban. The participants signed the 'Declaration of the Ottawa Conference' which calls for the earliest possible agreement on a legally binding international ban on anti-personnel landmines. However, no deadline was set during the meeting. Also, the declaration underlined the progressive reduction in new deployments of anti-personnel mines with the ultimate aim of halting all new deployments.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 1996
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CCW negotiators make headway on strengthening of landmine protocol
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The Convention on Conventional Weapons met Jan 15-19, 1996, in an effort to strengthen the restrictions and protocol limiting anti-personnel landmine use. Russia, India, and Pakistan have accepted the self-deactivation, self-destruct proposal, while Russia is demanding a 15-year transition. India has accepted an 8-year transition period for detectability. Although China is supporting the landmine protocol with regard to anti-personnel mines, it is opposed to the placement of the same requirements on remotely delivered anti-tank mines.
Publication Name: Arms Control Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0196-125X
Year: 1996
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