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UK fails to meet obligations to clear Falklands landmines
The UK will fail to meet its obligations to destroy landmines on its territory as required by the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty
Under article 5 of the treaty, which the UK ratified in 1999, it is required to ‘destroy or ensure the destruction of all anti-personnel mines in mined areas under its jurisdiction or control’ within ten years However, areas of the Falklands have still not been de-mined and the UK has asked for a ten-year extension to carry out the work
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