(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 26. Demining machines
made in Azerbaijan will be used in its liberated territories from
Armenian occupation, Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan
National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) Vugar Suleymanov told
journalists on May 26, trend reports.
Suleymanov said that the ANAMA uses new equipment in the process
of mine clearance.
"The country is already producing machines for mine clearance,
and we will use them in our work," Suleymanov added.
Moreover, at the 2nd International Conference on humanitarian
mine action and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Aghdam
held on May 25, the chairman said since November 2020, as a result
of large-scale mine clearance measures carried out by the country,
an area of 81,386 hectares has been cleared.
A total of 88,260 mines were identified and defused, including
28,259 anti-personnel mines, 15,303 anti-tank mines and 44,698
unexploded ordnance.
In the end, Suleymanov added that despite this, the mine threat
still remains.
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