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Comments Received by Landmine MonitorPages: << | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | >> | Sort by: Date / Country Country: Kenya Date Received: 02 Mar 2000 BUREAU DE L'AMBASSADEUR DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE KENYA A PARIS
2nd March 2000
Re: RATIFICATION OF THE ICBL TREATY Country: Lesotho Date Received: 07 Jul 2000
To: Mr. Noel Stott,
From: L Mosala 7 July 2000 Dear Noel, Re: LESOTHO AND LANDMINES - THE OTTAWA CONVENTION I wish to refer to a draft report you sent us in May 2000 regarding the above for the purpose of sharing information with us on this very important issue of Landmines. Indeed, Lesotho stands by its initial statement that it is totally mine-free and goes further to give the following clarification on some concerns you raised.
* Lesotho will be submitting its report in accordance with Article 7 before the sitting of the 2nd meeting of States Parties. I hope the above will give you a basis to revise and upgrade your draft.
Yours sincerely, Country: Liberia Date Received: 31 Jul 2000
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA Liberia believes that landmines pose a perpetual threat to civil society. Its use is pernicious to the people. The gruesome use of landmines has today left the world with millions of amputees and maimed children. Coming out of a seven year civil war in which landmines were used on a minimal scale, we saw the horrendous impact it hand on our people. We pray that such devastation should never come our way as a people who have resolved never to experience war in our existence. We therefore support the global programme to eliminate landmines. Signed: Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Country: Mauritius Date Received: 13 May 1999 Republic of Mauritius MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE 13 May, 1999 Dear Sir/Madam, SUBJECT: Landmine Monitor Report 1999 I am directed to thank you for providing the Mauritius Delegation to the First Meeting of States Parties with a copy of the 1,100 page Landmine Monitor Report 1999. This Report is a major contribution in the implementation of Article 7 of the Ottawa Convention in reporting in a most transparent, systematic and sustained manner the essential elements necessary for the successful elimination of antipersonnel mines. The ICBL deserves congratulations for making available a copy of the Landmine Monitor Report 1999 to all the delegations. It is, however, noted that a factual mis-reporting has occurred at page 43 under the caption pertaining to Mauritius which may convey a wrong information if left uncorrected. The above-mentioned mis-reporting concerns the name of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Mauritius. It should instead read Hon. Rajkeswur Purryag and not Mohamed Ould Maawiya as erroneously spelled out in the report. The Ministry would, in this connection, appreciate it if the ICBL could kindly arrange to issue an appropriate corrigendum. Thank you for your cooperation. Yours Sincerely, B Gokool for Supervising Officer Country: Moldova Date Received: 05 Feb 2004 Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines regarding the Moldova chapter of the Landmine Monitor Report 2003 Download: moldova2004.pdf (61.86 kB)Country: Monaco Date Received: 27 Jul 1999
Mission Permanente
Reference 99/793 New York, July 27 1999 Dear Madam, I have the honour to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your report along with its executive summary on landmine. As a donour country for the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action, my delegation welcomes this comprehensive report and looks forward to another study by the Landmine monitor on this serious and delicate topic. Please accept, Madame, the assurance of my highest consideration. Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Isabelle Picco Mrs. Mary Wareham Senior Advocate, Arms Division Human Rights Watch Country: Namibia Date Received: 22 Jul 2001 PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS
135 East 36th Street 23 July 2001 Dear Ms. Wareham, I have the honour to refer to your letter dated 25 May 2001, addressed to Hon. Dr. Theo-Ben Gouriab, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia. In the said letter, you have indicated that the third annual report of Landmine Monitor - "Landmine Monitor Report 2001: Towards a Mine-Free World," may identify Namibia as "a Government that is alleged to have used or assisted in the use of anti-personnel landmines". In this regard, the Government of the Republic of Namibia wishes to respond as follows: a) Namibia signed the Convention on the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, (The Convention) on 3 December 1997 and subsequently ratified it on 21 July 1998. b) Since the ratification of the said Convention, the Namibian Defence Forces has never used anti-personnel mines or assisted any other forces in the use thereof, both in its internal and international military operations. c) Subsequent to the ratification of the Convention in July 1998, the Namibian Government completed the destruction of all APMs except those retained for training purposes, as permitted by the Convention. d) The commitment of the Namibian Government to the enforcement of, and compliance with the provisions of the Convention, in particular ARTICLE 1 thereof, is further illustrated by the fact that the Government has destroyed all APMs Namibian forces have captured from UNITA arms depots during military operations along Namibia's border with Angola. The media were also invited to witness such destruction earlier this year. The Government of the Republic of Namibia, therefore, for the reasons stated above, denies any use or assistance to use anti-personnel mines by its forces. Such an allegation would thus lack any factual basis. I trust that the above information would be duly considered in the preparation of your report.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Mary Wareham Country: Pakistan Date Received: 26 Jul 2000
EMBASSY OF PAKISTAN
From : Sohail Mahmood Dear Mr. Goose, I have the pleasure of enclosing a closed cover containing a letter addressed to you by Mr. Shahbaz, Director General (Disarmament), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad. This is in response to your letter of 26th June 2000, addressed to Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar regarding the Landmine Monitor Report.2000: Toward a Mine-Free World.
Yours Sincerely,
Government of Pakistan NO. Dsmt-1/11/00 12 July 2000 Subject: Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World My dear Program Director, Please refer to your letter dated 29 June 2000 addressed to the Foreign Minister of Pakistan on the above subject. We offer the following comments:
I hope that our principled position on APLS, based on our genuine defence requirements and humanitarian concerns, will be adequately reflected in the upcoming report of Landmine Monitor. Appreciating your cooperation, I remain
Yours sincerely, Country: Pakistan Date Received: 04 Nov 2003
EMBASSY OF PAKISTAN No. Pol-1/12/2003
July 7, 2003 Kindly refer to your letter of June 6, 2003, addressed to Mian Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, regarding the forthcoming Landmine Monitor Report 2003. I am enclosing herewith a copy of letter No. Dsmt- 1/9/03, dated 15 July 2003 addressed to you by Mr. Arif Ayub, Director General (UN & Disarmament), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad which is in response to your letter. Regards, (Syed Zulfiqar Gardezi) First Secretary (111)
Ms. Mary Wareham, Country: Pakistan Date Received: 04 Nov 2003
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN 15 July 2003 No.Dsmt- 1/9/03 Dear Ms. Wareham Thank you for your letter of 6 June 2003 addressed to the Foreign Minister regarding the forthcoming Landmines Monitor Report. The massive military escalation and troops deployment by India along our borders last year obliged Pakistan to take measures for self-defence. All defensive minefields have either been cleared or in the process of being completely demined. Please note that all measures were taken strictly in accordance with our commitments and in line with our national legal obligations precluding any problems for civilian population. Our record of mine clearance, therefore, remains unblemished, Yours sincerely,
(Arif Ayub)
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