Republic of Croatia
Ambassador Ivan Šimonovic
Croatia signed the Mine Ban Treaty on December 4, 1997, and completed the destruction of its stockpile of 199,003 antipersonnel mines in October 2002. Ivan Šimonovic has served as Croatia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations since February 1997. He was president of the UN Economic and Social Council in 2002. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Šimonovic’s address to the UN General Assembly on November 21, 2001. The Republic of Croatia has direct experience with the disastrous effects of mines, and therefore attaches the utmost importance to mine-action assistance. My country welcomes all efforts leading toward a global ban…
