Oman has not signed the
Mine Ban Treaty. At the treaty signing conference in Ottawa in December 1997,
Oman stated: “The Sultanate of Oman shares wholeheartedly in the aims of
the campaign for a total global ban.... I also reaffirm that my Government is
currently considering joining you as signatories to the Convention as soon as
possible.”[1] Oman
attended the treaty preparatory meetings and the Oslo negotiations, but only as
an observer in each case. It did not endorse the pro-treaty Brussels
Declaration in June 1997. However, Oman voted in favor of all of the pro-ban
U.N. General Assembly resolutions in 1996, 1997, and 1998. In October 1998,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs commended the efforts which led to the signing
of the Mine Ban Treaty, but made no commitment for Oman to sign and ratify the
treaty.[2]
Oman is not a signatory to the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW).
Production, Transfer, Stockpiling, and Use
Oman does not produce or export mines but has no
formal restrictions in place which would bar future production or trade. Oman
has imported antipersonnel mines. The United States delivered a total of 802
M18A1 Claymore landmines to Oman in 1978 and
1981.[3] No information is
available on other suppliers. It is assumed that Oman currently has a stockpile
of APMs.
Mine Action
Oman is slightly mine-affected in its border
areas. The UN notes that the British Mark-7 mine has been found in
Oman.[4] There are no known
mine action programs underway. Oman has not made any contributions to the UN
Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance or to other mine action
programs. It suffers from fewer than ten landmine casualties per
year.[5]
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