More than 150 countries have agreed to the Mine Ban Treaty's provisions
Tues., Nov . 24, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has decided not to sign an international convention that bans land mines.
State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Tuesday that the administration recently completed a review and decided not to change the Bush-administration era policy.
"We decided that our land mine policy remains in effect," he said.
More than 150 countries have agreed to the Mine Ban Treaty's provisions to end the production, use, stockpiling and trade in mines. Besides the United States, holdouts include: China, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Russia.
Human rights groups had expressed hope that the Obama administration would sign the treaty.
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