(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) AGHDAM, Azerbaijan, February 28. Azerbaijan
could use more help from foreign countries, as far as de-mining of
its liberated lands is concerned, chief adviser of the foreign
policy department of the Presidential Administration, deputy head
of the secretariat of the Interdepartmental Center of the
Coordination Headquarters Sultan Hajiyev said, trend reports from the
scene.
Hajiyev made the remark at a meeting of the working group on
clearing territories from mines and unexploded ordnances in
Aghdam.
According to him, the UK, the UK and Hungary provide the
greatest support to Azerbaijan in the de-mining.
'There are many countries that help our country in mine
clearance,' Hajiyev added.
Following the liberation of its lands, Azerbaijan from Nov. 2020
started carrying out operations on clearing its lands from mines,
booby traps, and various weapons left behind by the Armenian
troops.
As part of the de-mining process from January 1 through January
30, 2023, a total of 61 anti-personnel, 157 anti-tank landmines, as
well as 523 units of unexploded ordnance, were discovered and
removed in Tartar, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojavand, Lachin, Shusha,
Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil, and Zangilan districts.
In 2022 Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) has
cleared over 8,780 anti-personnel, 4,133 anti-tank landmines, as
well as 14,950 unexploded ordnances from 41,915 hectares of
land.
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