Bid to get Egypt, Libya and Morocco to sign Ottawa TreatyLy Thuch, president of the 2024 Ottawa Convention, delivers a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Africa Regional Conference on Addressing the Humanitarian Impact of Landmines in the Context of the Ottawa Convention in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday. CMAACambodia has called on Ghana and 52 other African states, who are parties to the Ottawa Treaty, to help get fellow states Egypt, Libya and Morocco to also become signatories. Lang Kosal, a CMAA official, noted that it is obligatory to mobilise other countries to join the Ottawa Treaty. The Ottawa Treaty is a formal UN convention with 164 signatories, including Cambodia. As the Chair of the 2024 Ottawa Convention, Cambodia intends to concentrate on assisting those affected by landmines and explosive ordnance.

Source: Libya Today February 14, 2024 22:53 UTC