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BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 26. The international
conference on "Combating mine threat - the path to sustainable
development" is being held in Baku, trend reports.
The event is being jointly organized by Azerbaijan National
Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) and the UN.
The main purpose of the event, which is a continuation of the
International Conference on humanitarian mine action and the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), held on from March 30 through
April 1, 2022, is to bring to the attention of the international
community and parties interested in combating the mine threat
consequences faced by the country.
Moreover, taking into account the global nature of the problem,
the conference is designed to present national and global SDGs on
humanitarian de-mining, strengthening joint partnership and support
in this direction.
The conference was attended by about 160 representatives from 51
countries, including former heads of state and government, members
of parliaments of several countries, the UN headquarters senior
staff, representatives of reputable international organizations,
institutions working in the field of mine clearance, as well as
representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in the
country.
The opening of the conference took place in Aghdam on May
26.
The conference participants first got acquainted with the
exhibition organized at the Aghdam Conference Center.
Also, a car, that was blown up by a mine on April 28, 2023 in
the direction of of the village of Tapgaragoyunlu of Tartar
district, was shown at the exhibition. The mentioned explosion took
the lives of several people.
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