ITF at the Bangkok Symposium on enhancing cooperation and assistance

ITF representative, deputy director Mr Goran Gačnik, participated as one of the panellists at the Bangkok Symposium on enhancing cooperation and building synergies towards effective Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention implementation that took place between 23 and 25 June 2013.

Mr Gačnik presented ITF`s extensive experience in regional approach towards for more effective implementation of the Mine Ban Treaty. The participants showed great interest for future cooperation with ITF and expressed the need for ITF`s support and experience sharing for enhanced. Special attention was paid to the Slovenian initiative for Regional approach towards mine action in South East Asia, one of the most mine affected regions in the world, which was initially presented end of 2012 at the 12 Meeting of state parties to the Convention.