The European Parliament wants the European Union to press other parts of the world to ban cluster munitions by making it a standard part of any international pact signed by the 27-nation bloc.
In a Thursday declaration, it also calls on Turkey - a prospective EU member _ and some EU states to sign a United Nations convention banning the use, production, stockpiling and trade of cluster munitions, small bombs packed tightly into artillery shells, bombs, or missiles, which disperse them over large areas.
Unexploded munitions have killed and injured many people who disturb them. Often the victims are children who are attracted by their bright colors and smaller size.
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