ARMENIA TO ATTEND ICRC SEMINAR IN KAZAKHSTAN

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16:25 01.10.2012

On 2 and 3 October, 48 lawyers and other specialists from Eastern
European and Central Asian countries, the Collective Security Treaty
Organization, the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Independent States and other organizations will gather in Astana
for a seminar on measures that could be taken to help prevent the use
of weapons that cause unnecessary suffering. Representatives of the
Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of
Justice of the Republic of Armenia participate in the seminar. The
event will be held under the auspices of the Kazakh Foreign Affairs
Ministry and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

“Every day, people are injured by weapons prohibited by international
humanitarian law,” said Laurent Corbaz, the ICRC’s head of operations
for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. “It’s important that we do
everything we can to prevent the weapons from being used and to
help the victims. Of course, the best thing would be for the law to
be heeded.”

The ICRC, which runs a physical rehabilitation programme for people
with weapon-related injuries, actively supports the prohibition of
the use of weapons causing unnecessary suffering.

“This two-day seminar aims to find ways of addressing problems for
people and the environment arising from the use of prohibited weapons,”
said Maria Teresa Dutli, an ICRC regional legal adviser for Eastern
Europe and Central Asia. “It will provide a forum for specialists and
lawyers to share experiences and give an overview of the legal measures
required in their countries to make sure that the laws are upheld.”

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress