STATEMENT BY MR. ANTONIO MARTINO

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ITALY

About anti-personnel land mines:

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With regard to conventional weapons, I wish to take this opportunity

to formally announce the terms of Italy's moratorium on the export of

anti-personnel mines. the moratorium will apply to all transfers, and be applied until new international regulations become effective. This commitment imposes an economic cost on my Country, but one that we are willing to pay. We urge all Member States to adopt similar national

moratoria until the international regime has been finalized.