Two large scale demining actions had been conducted in the border regions, and landmines within Chinese territory had been removed.

There are also important rules on MOTAPM in Amended Protocol II that have not been included in the Coordinator's paper.

It had also provided training assistance for humanitarian demining in Sri Lanka, and would be contributing to the mine clearance operations in the Sudan.

12) would also be an important development.

There are also uncharted landmines and widespread unexploded ordnance throughout the area of responsibility.

Mine affected countries should assess their own needs and define their own priorities.

As reflected from the discussions in the GGE over recent years, there are three categories of proposals on restricting the use of MOTAPM

The Convention does not address the right of States to legitimate self defence nor does it balance the rights and obligations of States parties to the Convention.

proposal on mines other than anti personnel mines (motapm)

Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

As such, it does not appear to constitute a general return to widespread new mine laying throughout Sector West, as had been experienced in the past.

Japan's warships can help with sanctions monitoring and minesweeping.

Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines (MOTAPM)

Section VI Fuze design and sensors of MOTAPM

(d) Landmines other than anti personnel mines

such humanitarian concerns as may exist in the international community, to which we belong, suggests the adoption of a new additional protocol on MOTAPM within the framework of the Convention, to read as follows

Pakistani peacekeeping contingents had also voluntarily offered to assist local authorities in mine clearance.

To determine basic categories of fuzes and adopt Best Practices on fuze mechanisms so as to increase the discriminatory capacity of MOTAPM to the greatest extent and to prevent them from being actuated by the presence, proximity or contact of a person.

Moreover, many children had died or been maimed by mines left behind by the colonial powers.

Working Group on Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines

China believes that in the pre war period, minefields should be monitored and guarded effectively, but need no marking or fencing in the post war period, however, minefields should be marked and fenced immediately.

Taking into account the views of other parties on this issue, China is ready to demonstrate flexibility by making some amendment to the provisions on the first category of sensitive fuzes in the Coordinator's Paper, i.e., tilt rods do not appear to be a recommended method of activation, if it cannot be designed in such a way that an individual cannot, within reason, initiate the mine .

The permitted purpose for which mines were used, the activity or project in which these mines were used, progress made or objectives realized in the use of these mines, the types and quantities of mines used and any other relevant information (e.g., the location of the use of the mines).

Work is also starting on the replacement of 22 fields of pressure mines by controllable mines in areas where there are high risk government buildings or military bases.

The nub of the MOTAPM problem lies in the way in which they are used, and not in their design.

(ii) To prohibit the use of MOTAPM, which are not detectable by commonly available mine detection equipment.

Three separate improvised explosive device attacks on deminers resulted in the temporary suspension of their activities also.

(b) Restrictions on the use of MOTAPM,

China hopes that the Coordinator on the MOTAPM issue will incorporate proposals in this package solution to his Paper, so as to facilitate further discussions on the issue in the GGE.

Prior to the beginning of the peace negotiations, it was virtually impossible to engage in mine surveys, clearing, capacity development or even mine risk education activities.

The Working Group on Mines Other Than Anti Personnel Mines held four meetings and discussed Proposals and ideas on MOTAPM in the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) with the purpose to provide a basis for further work presented by the Coordinator as contained in CCW GGE X WG.2 1.

The Conference also adopted the Nairobi 2004 Plan of Action, towards a Mine free World , containing renewed commitment by States to achieving a mine free world in which there will be no new victims.

Requiring all MOTAPM to be detectable is an important measure to help mine clearance organizations locate and clear dangerous areas quickly and safely.

Minesweeper

Number of mines

(vii) Mines.

Availability of the alternative methods and equipment for the humanitarian de mining, international acceptance.

The armed forces had small demining teams, but other smaller groups were being formed to accelerate the work.

With regard to post war humanitarian demining, the quantity of metallic material in MOTAPM has little substantive effect on reducing the difficulty of demining operations.

It is therefore necessary to strictly restrict the use of MOTAPM in the above mentioned aspects for the effective solution to the humanitarian concerns caused by MOTAPM.

Casualties from mine explosions, widespread banditry and other criminal activity also continued in 2004.

Once those personnel leave, or, as is often the case in an armed conflict, they are forced to abandon their positions by the flow of battle, an unmarked minefield of non detectable MOTAPM will be left behind.

Stressing the need to convince mine affected States to halt new deployments of anti personnel mines in order to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of mine clearance operations,

(a) Issues related to the irresponsible use of MOTAPM,

For the above mentioned reasons, China is in favor of enhancing the efficiency of humanitarian demining efforts through developing advanced demining equipment and technology, instead of through modification of MOTAPM.