Azerbaijan's ANAMA Unveils Hectares Of Liberated Land Cleared Of Landmines
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, February 7. A total of
64,000 hectares of land have been cleared of explosive mines in
Azerbaijan's liberated Karabakh, Chairman of the Board of the
Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) Vugar Suleymanov
said during an opening event of the 'Support for ANAMA's capacity
building for the safe return of former internally displaced persons
(IDPs)' project, trend reports.
According to him, the agency managed to detect over 28,000
landmines and more than 39,000 unexploded ordnance during this
period.
'Other countries and international institutions support
Azerbaijan financially, as well as provide the country with
technology, equipment, and other means required in the de-mining
process. Moreover, ANAMA is ready to share its experience with
other countries,' he said.
Suleymanov added that in the last two years, 282 Azerbaijanis
suffered from Armenia-laid landmine explosions, out of whom 46
people died.
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