The Polish government is considering the possibility of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the production, storage, and use of anti-personnel mines, as well as from the Dublin Convention on cluster munitions.
This was stated by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, during his speech in the Sejm, according to TVP Info.
"I will recommend the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff to give a positive assessment of Poland's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention and possibly from the Dublin Convention. I am referring here to anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions," Tusk said.
The Polish Prime Minister clarified that he would consult with the Ministry of Defense regarding this proposal.
He noted that the country would use all available means to ensure its security.
According to Tusk, the problem is that all the countries surrounding Poland possess these weapons.
The Ottawa Convention, signed in 1997 and entered into force in 1999, prohibits the use, storage, production, and transfer of anti-personnel mines and mandates their destruction. A total of 163 states have joined the convention.
The Dublin Convention, developed in 2008, prohibits the use, transfer, and accumulation of cluster munitions. These munitions often lack self-destruct mechanisms, and according to military experts, a significant percentage may fail to detonate, creating a danger to civilians even after military conflicts end.
