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Convention on Cluster munitions – Lithuania
March 10 , 2025
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- Lithuania officially withdrew from the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), citing security concerns due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
- Lithuania is the first country to withdraw from the convention.
- The CCM was adopted in 2008 (entered into force in 2010).
- It prohibits the use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster bombs.
- The treaty has 112 state parties and 12 other signatories.
- India is NOT a signatory to the Convention.
- Neither Russia nor Ukraine are signatories to the convention.
- The Cluster bombs are an explosive weapon designed to release multiple smaller bomblets or submunitions over a wide area.
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