Senior Minister Ly Thuch renewed Cambodia’s commitment to global mine action, offering to share the country’s demining experience with Lebanon following Beirut’s entry into the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
Ly Thuch, who is first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), said Lebanon’s decision strengthens the global norm against landmines. The move demonstrates that nations continue to place confidence in multilateral co-operation and humanitarian disarmament, even as the glocal climate grows more uncertain.
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Source: Khmer Times
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