41.   Sihanouk leaves here Wednesday for Geneva to attend an international conference on banning anti-personnel mines.

42.   Sihanouk leaves Thursday for Geneva to attend an international conference on banning anti-personnel mines.

43.   Senator Patrick Leahy, who is heading up the congressional effort to ban anti-personnel mines, said that keeping the exceptions was a failure of American leadership.

44.   The ministry added the decision was in line with international agreements on banning anti-personnel mines.