ADDRESS BY ANDRE' OUELLET, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CANADA

September 29,1994

About antipersonnel land mines:

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More can be done, however. For example, next year we will be reviewing the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons that deals with land mines. The abuse of land mines is responsible for continued suffering and

death by civilians long after the fighting has stopped. We must strengthen the convention by extending its scope to cover internal as well as international conflicts and insisting on effective verification

measures to ensure compliance. I have instructed my officials to create

a task force to consider other initiatives that might be taken in the coming months and look forward to sharing ideas with ministers.