In December 1997, representatives from a number of countries signed the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti - Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, also known as the Ottawa treaty.
Detsembris 1997 kirjutasid paljude riikide esindajad alla inimesevastaste miinide kasutamise, ladustamise, tootmise ja eksportimise keelustamise ning nende kahjutuks tegemise konventsioonile, mida tuntakse ka Ottawa lepingu nime all.