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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December 1997. (See Grenada country report for OECS statement). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines participated in the Ottawa Process by endorsing the Brussels Declaration, voting in favor of key 1996 and 1997 UN General Assembly resolutions on landmines, and through key OAS General Assembly resolutions. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has never produced, transferred, stockpiled or used antipersonnel landmines and it is not mine-affected.
