SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Nov 30 (NNN-AKP) – The Siem Reap-Angkor Summit, on a Mine-Free World, concluded successfully here in north-west Cambodia, yesterday, adopting two key documents, towards building a safer world from mines.
The summit was the name given to the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines, and on Their Destruction.
The adopted documents included the Siem Reap-Angkor Action Plan 2025-2029, and the Siem Reap-Angkor Declaration on a Mine-Free World, said a report released at the end of the five-day summit.
The action plan outlined strategies for universalising the convention and addressing remaining challenges in mine clearance, stockpile destruction, victim assistance, and risk education, the report said, adding that, the declaration reaffirmed commitment to a mine-free world by 2029.
Ly Thuch, a senior minister and first vice president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, said, the adoption of the critical documents marked an important moment in a shared journey towards a mine-free world.
“These guiding frameworks are not mere words on paper; they are lifelines – blueprints for saving lives, building safer communities, and creating a future where no one lives in fear of landmines,” he said in his closing remarks.
“They remind us that, our work is far from done, but they also show us the path forward,” Thuch added.– NNN-AKP
