At the UN General
Assembly in October 1998, the Bahrain representative stated that Bahrain
supported a landmine ban and endorsed the Ottawa
Convention.[1] Nevertheless,
Bahrain has not signed the treaty. It showed little interest in the Ottawa
Process; it did not attend the treaty preparatory meetings, or the treaty
negotiations, even as an observer. It did not endorse the pro-treaty Brussels
Declaration in June 1997. Yet, it did vote in favor of the 1996 UN General
Assembly resolution supporting negotiations of a total ban on antipersonnel
mines as soon as possible and the 1997 UNGA resolution inviting all states to
sign the Mine Ban Treaty.
Bahrain is not a party to the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons
(CCW).
Bahrain is not believed to be mine-affected. It is known to have produced or
exported landmines. There is no information on whether it has a stockpile of
antipersonnel mines..
Bahrain has not contributed any funds to the UN Voluntary Trust Fund for
Assistance in Mine Clearance, or other mine action programs.
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