International Strategy Conference

To solidify international support for a mine ban, the Government of
Canada hosted the "International Strategy Conference" in Ottawa,
Canada from 3-5 October 1996. The conference brought together proban
governments, observer states, international organizations and
NGOs. The ICBL was given a seat at the table as a full participant to
this meeting. The conference concluded with an announcement by
then Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy to participants to join
Canada in negotiating an international agreement prohibiting
antipersonnel mines by December 1997. The report on activities
documents all events and activities surrounding the meeting that set
into motion the Ottawa Process.

Language: English

International Campaign to Ban Landmines
(Washington, DC: ICBL, 1996)
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Washington, DC 20002 USA
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email: icbl@icbl.org
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