[10/November/2009]

GENEVA, Nov. 09 (Saba)- The UAE is committed to honour its international obligations towards maintaining international peace and security, UAE News Agency (WAM) reported on Tuesday.

''The UAE will spare no efforts to respect provisions of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons especially the fifth Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), UAE's Permanent Representative to the European Headquarters of the UN Obaid Salem Al Za'abi said in a statement before the third conference the contracting parties of the convention being hosted by Geneva and will continue until 13 November.

''The UAE is taking part in the international gathering for the first time as a state party after it ratified the convention and its annexed protocols as per the federal decree no 113 of 2008,''he added.

According to him, the UAE materialise the provisions of the convention in national measures in its legislations.

Saba