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As negotiations between the Burma/Myanmar ruling authorities and ethnic armed opposition group Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) took place in Yangon, the Thailand Campaign to Ban Landmines urged both parties to include in their talks measures to alleviate the suffering caused by landmines.
Text of the letter sent to the President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, on 11 January.
The announcement, in late December 2006, that Pakistan was considering mining its border with Afghanistan, has sparked strong opposition worldwide. The ICBL has written to the Pakistani authorities urging them not to join the "club of shame" of mine users.
With ratification by Brunei Darussalam on 24 April 2004, States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty reached a total of 151. Yet, universalization of the mine ban remains a big challenge in Asia, home to almost half of the countries still outside the Treaty. ICBL Diplomatic Advisor, Satnam Singh, gives an overview of the situation.
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