Axworthy ‘deeply dismayed’ as eastern European states propose leaving landmine treaty

OTTAWA — Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy wants Canada to mount a campaign with like-minded countries to stop eastern European allies from leaving a treaty he helped broker that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines. OTTAWA — Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy wants Canada to mount a campaign with like-minded countries to stop eastern European allies from leaving a treaty he helped broker that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines. On Tuesday, defence ministers representing Poland and the three Baltic nations said they “unanimously recommend withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention,” which took effect in 1999, due to the…