BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The Agency of the
Republic of Azerbaijan on Mine Action (ANAMA) released information
on the demining operations conducted in the territories liberated
from occupation from August 11 through August 17, Trend reports via
ANAMA.
According to the information, 153 anti-personnel mines, 30
anti-tank mines, and 673 unexploded ordnance were found and
neutralized during demining operations conducted by ANAMA, the
Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES),
the State Border Service (SBS), and four private companies across
the districts of Tartar, Aghdara, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly,
Khankendi, Shusha, Khojavend, Lachin, Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Gubadly,
and Zangilan, as well as in the recently liberated villages of
Baghanis Ayrum, Ashagi Askipara, Kheyrimli, and Gizilhajily in the
Gazakh district.
Over the past week, an area of 1,362.7 hectares was de-mined and
cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance.
The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action was founded in
1998. It mobilizes the requisite resources to address mine action
in alignment with national needs and priorities, coordinates
inter-agency efforts for the safe clearance of mines from
de-occupied and war-affected regions, continues to conduct
research, clears mines from territories, and transfers them to end
users, while also communicating Azerbaijan’s mine issue to the
global community and enhancing mutually beneficial collaboration
with international and donor organizations to combat the mine
threat.
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