BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. More than
298,000 hectares of territory have been cleared of mines since the
end of the 44-day war, with the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine
Action (ANAMA) and other organizations involved in humanitarian
demining operations neutralizing more than 260,000 mines and other
explosive ordnance, ANAMA Board Chairman Vugar Suleymanov said,
Trend’s correspondent
reports from the event.
Suleymanov made the remark at the 4th International Mine Action
Conference, titled “Humanitarian Demining for Urban Recovery:
Setting Standards of Excellence for Safe Settlements.”
He noted that the figures represented more than operational
results. “These figures represent roads that have been reopened,
villages that have been rebuilt, power lines that have been
restored, agricultural land that has been returned to use, and
opportunities created for people to return to their ancestral
homes,” the chairman said.
Suleymanov said that since November 2020, demining operations
have been directly integrated into the reconstruction and urban
recovery of the liberated territories. “During this period, more
than 103,000 hectares have been cleared specifically to support
residential infrastructure, enabling the construction of new
settlements and residential complexes, schools, hospitals, public
facilities and essential services for returning residents. In
addition, land critical for roads, energy infrastructure,
agriculture and other priority projects has also been cleared,” he
said.
