Beurs.nl, 26 Nov 2008
SINGAPORE (AFP)--Singapore won't sign an international agreement to ban cluster bombs but has imposed an indefinite moratorium on their export, officials said Wednesday.
More than 100 nations have adopted the Convention on Cluster Munitions and are due to sign it in Oslo next month.
The agreement would prohibit the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions, which the U.N. has said 'cause human suffering both during conflicts and long after they have ended.'
Singapore said a blanket ban on cluster munitions is impractical because many countries see the need to use them for legitimate self-defense, a joint statement by the foreign and defense ministries said.
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