Sri Lanka welcomed as State Party to Cluster Munition Convention

Sri Lanka reaffirmed its commitment to working towards achieving universalization and to advancement of the objectives of the Convention at the Eighth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munition today, Ministry of Finance said. The Meeting of States Parties welcomed Sri Lanka as the 103rd State Party, and looked forward to Sri Lanka's leadership in humanitarian disarming. 

Addressing the Eighth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munition today, Ambassador A.L.A Azeez assured continuopus cooperation and active contribution during the Meeting of the States Parties, in a spirit of constructive engagement and dialogue that the country manifest in its partnership with all treaty mechanisms.  

"We take this opportunity to thank the ‘Coordinators on Universalization’, France and Panama, for their excellent efforts, supported by the Implementation Support Unit (ISU), towards promoting universalization.  We welcome Namibia, as the newest State Party to the Convention, today." Ambassador A.L.A Azeez noted. 

Sri Lanka is proud to be part of the disarmament community, with our active participation as a State Party, at this 8th Meeting.  It acceded to the Convention on 1 March 2018, as the 103rd State Party, after high level policy decision taken. As a country that has never used cluster munitions, Sri Lanka has always remained committed to the humanitarian imperatives of the Convention.  "We had participated at the previous States Party Meetings including the 2015 Review Conference only as an Observer.  We appreciate the support, guidance and cooperation received from all stakeholders including the civil society, during this process."