Supports the negotiation of a legally binding instrument.
Lao has attended some Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) meetings on autonomous weapons systems.
Lao is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, which supports the negotiation of a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems. Lao has not spoken independently on the need for a legally binding instrument. At the 2020 UN General Assembly First Committee meeting, Lao aligned itself with the statement delivered by Indonesia on behalf of the NAM, in which the NAM said that ‘there is an urgent need to pursue a legally binding instrument’ on autonomous weapons systems.[1]Statement by Indonesia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, UN General Assembly First Committee, 09 October 2020, … Continue reading
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↑1 | Statement by Indonesia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, UN General Assembly First Committee, 09 October 2020, https://reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Disarmament-fora/1com/1com20/statements/9Oct_NAM.pdf |
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