46 countries seek cluster-bomb ban
From Times Wire Reports
Forty-six countries adopted a declaration to push for a global treaty banning cluster bombs.
Of the 49 countries attending the Oslo conference, only three -- Japan, Poland and Romania -- rejected the declaration calling for a treaty by next year. Some key arms makers -- including the United States, Russia, Israel and China -- snubbed the conference.
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