August 16 (Landmarks), September 17, 1997, a total ban on anti-personnel landmines signed the Convention, the United States refused to sign. In In 1997, September 17, 2010, representatives of 89 countries in Oslo, Norway to attend the international comprehensive ban on anti-earthquake Assembly after tense negotiations, in 17 of a total ban on anti-personnel mines The draft international agreement.


a total ban on anti-personnel landmines draft agreement provisions, prohibit the production, export and use of anti-personnel mines, anti-personnel mines now stored all be destroyed within four years, all existing minefields to be cleared within 10 years. All of this work will be conducted under the supervision of the United Nations on behalf of.
participating U.S. representative of this draft of the proposed changes. The United States proposes to allow some exceptions to the prohibition of anti-personnel mines. Such as Bray allow some of the country vulnerable to attack, and advocated the mines on the Korean peninsula at least nine. But these proposals have not been supported by the representatives of the other countries, the representative of the United States thus recover the recommendations and exit. U.S. President Bill Clinton in the White House announced on the 17th, (L $ dj��.c��m) Oslo International Conference proposed a ban on anti-personnel landmines treaty "does not meet the interests of the United States", he refused to sign the treaty.