Lithuania officially withdraws from Convention on Cluster Munitions Prohibition
Lithuania officially withdrew today, Thursday, from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Production, Use and Stockpiling of Cluster Munitions.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense said in a statement that "Lithuania's withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions has become legally effective."
The Lithuanian Parliament, the "Seim," voted in July 2024 to end Vilnius' participation in this convention. In the fall of the same year, Lithuania notified the United Nations of its decision to end its membership in the convention.
Since then, the countdown has begun for the expiration of the six-month period until the decision enters into force, and this officially happened today, March 6.
Lithuania is also considering the possibility of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel mines.
Officials in Vilnius believe that this withdrawal could be carried out collectively by all countries on NATO's eastern flank, or jointly by alliance members that share borders with Russia and Belarus.
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