Talks on cluster bomb ban fail - UN/Arms/Global
25/2/08
Delegates from more than 120 countries have failed to reach an agreement on banning the use of cluster bombs during a five-day conference in Wellington, New Zealand. John Duncan, the UK’s chief negotiator, said on Friday that “intense negotiations” would be needed at a final round of talks in May if a treaty is to be established. China, Russia and the US, all manufacturers of the weapons, are not attending. The talks are part of a Norwegian initiative - known as the Oslo process - launched in February last year.
See; http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E0A8E419-9F77-4013-9621-46D54478E84A.htm