Plainly, the Ottawa treaty will have greater impact if the United States is among its signatories.

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He pushed ahead without American support to conclude the Ottawa treaty banning anti-personnel mines in 1997.

ECONOMIST: Canada

At a minimum, the Ottawa treaty will require the phasing out of such mines within a fixed period of time -- whether alternatives capable of performing the mission have been discovered, or not.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

We look forward to a successful conclusion of these negotiations so that we can join with the other nations involved to sign a treaty in Ottawa in December.

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The United States will participate in the Ottawa process negotiations on a treaty banning anti-personnel land mines.

CNN: AllPolitics - The U.S. And Land Mines

Subsequently, you decided to dispatch an official delegation to Oslo to explore changes to a draft treaty banning anti-personnel landmines that is expected to be signed in Ottawa next December.

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