For Uruguay, the item on the law of the sea, its conservation and the legal norms governing the rights and duties of States has always been of the highest priority in our foreign policy. Our geographic location, the importance of fishing to our economy and our firm and determined respect for interna…
The item before the Security Council today is of the greatest importance. Anti-personnel mines are a weapon of destruction widely used throughout the world; they are particularly bad because they are indiscriminate and because they continue over time to sow death and destruction even after the end o…