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President Approves Estonia's Withdrawal From Anti-Personnel Landmine Convention
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President approves Estonia's withdrawal from anti-personnel landmine convention
President Alar Karis has given his approval to the bill regarding Estonia's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention banning the use of anti-personnel mines. In addition to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland have also begun the process of withdrawing from the international treaty.
On Friday, the President of Estonia, Alar Karis, made good the decision taken by Parliament - Riigikogu - on 4 June last and confirmed with his rubric the departure of the Baltic country from the Ottawa Treaty, which prohibits the use and storage of anti-personnel mines, in line with its neighbours in the region. Karis has initialled a rule supported by 81 Members of Parliament by six against and one abstention. For the Government, the broad par…
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