Norway criticises Finland’s move to quit a land mine treaty.
2 April 2025
Norway will not withdraw from the international Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines like Finland did.
“If we start weakening our commitment, it makes it easier for warring factions around the world to use these weapons again, because it reduces the stigma,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Wednesday.
“If we start weakening our commitment, it makes it easier for warring factions around the world to use these weapons again, because it reduces the stigma,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Wednesday.