The Finnish Parliament has approved the Northern European country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits anti-personnel mines, writes UNN citing Bloomberg.
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Lawmakers in Helsinki voted 157 to 18 in favor of the government's proposal on Thursday.
Finland Starts Process of Withdrawing from Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty 28.05.25, 15:26
Finland guards half of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's land border with the alliance's main adversary, a length of over 1300 kilometers, the publication notes.
Withdrawal from the ban on anti-personnel mines still requires confirmation from Finnish President Alexander Stubb and the transmission of the withdrawal document to the UN Secretary-General.
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Earlier, the Baltic countries, which also border the russian federation, supported the lifting of the relevant ban.
Estonia voted to lift the ban on the use of anti-personnel mines04.06.25, 18:36