Member of the Norwegian Parliament Ingrid Fiskaa sent a call to the government, demanding clarification on whether an investigation is being conducted into Ukraine’s use of anti-personnel mines. writes about this “lenta.ru” referring to a letter written to Espen Barth Eide, head of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Last year, the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced that Kiev used anti-personnel mines in the conflicts. Fiskaa reminded that Norway is a member of the committee that monitors compliance with the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. The parliamentarian added that after the human rights organization’s report, Oslo requested a report from Ukraine on this issue. This happened last summer.
However, the representative of Norway stated that there is no information yet that Kiev has initiated the relevant control.
In this context, the parliamentarian asks the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to clarify what is the status of the investigation in this matter.
“Can the Secretary of State answer whether he said he would investigate allegations that Ukraine used anti-personnel mines and whether the government will take this matter to Ukraine?” – Fiskaa asked a question.
UN already accused Banned infantry mines are used in Ukraine. We are talking about the rules of the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines, which Kiev ratified in 2005. Ukrainian Armed Forces are suspected of using artillery shells during clashes in Izyum in 2022.
Formerly in the State Duma accepted He called on the UN regarding Ukraine.
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Source: Gazeta
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