According to the statement of the Government of the country, the State seeks to "put an end to the consequences of their use for the civilian population"
OTTAWA, July 8. /tass/. The Canadian authorities oppose the use of cluster munitions on the battlefield against the background of US statements about the transfer of such shells to Ukraine. This is stated in the statement of the government of the country, which came to the disposal of the CTV News channel on Saturday.
"We do not support the use of cluster munitions and seek to put an end to the consequences of their use for the civilian population, especially for children," the TV channel quotes excerpts from the document. "Canada fully complies with the Convention [on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions], and we take seriously our obligations under the Convention to promote its international adoption," the Canadian Government emphasizes.
On July 7, Assistant to the US President for National Security Jake Sullivan announced that the United States had decided to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine, the use of which is opposed by the UN. He also noted that Kiev had provided Washington with written guarantees of the use of American cluster munitions with minimal threats to civilians. Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick Ryder on Thursday noted that the United States intends to pick up cluster munitions for Ukraine, which allegedly will pose a minimal threat to civilians.
Earlier, the deputy official representative of the UN Secretary General, Farhan Haq, commenting on American media reports that the United States would provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, said that the head of the world organization, Antonio Guterres, supports the Convention on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions and opposes the use of this type of weapons on the battlefield.