Fiji
signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December 1997 and ratified on 10 June 1998. The
treaty entered into force for Fiji on 1 March 1999. It has not yet enacted
domestic implementation legislation. It submitted its first Article 7
transparency report on 12 November 1999; this was in essence a “nil”
report. It has not submitted any subsequent annual Article 7 reports. Fiji
voted for UN General Assembly Resolution 55/33V. It is believed that Fiji has
never produced, transferred, or used antipersonnel mines. Fiji declared no
stockpile of antipersonnel mines, including for training, in its Article 7
transparency report. The Permanent Secretary for the Prime Minister acknowledged
receipt of a request for updated information from Landmine Monitor but no
response was received by the time of
publication.[1]
[1] Letter from L. V.
Ratuvuki Permanent Secretary to Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, copied
to Neil Mander, Convener of NZ Campaign to Ban Landmines, 23 November 2000.