Statement on The Way Forward, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems

Mr. Chair, we appreciate the way in which you have chaired this meeting and acknowledge the way in which delegates have deepened their understandings of the concerns raised by lethal autonomous weapons systems. It shows how having draft text can focus deliberations, but it’s a shame the documents are merely summaries of the various sessions of the meeting. However, yet again, we are dismayed that a small group of states have limited the ambition of the majority and concerned by the lack of urgency for achieving a meaningful result from these diplomatic talks on lethal autonomous weapons systems.…

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