BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 15. As many as 18
anti-tank mines, 42 anti-personnel mines, and 683 unexploded
ordnance (UXO) were found and neutralized from December 8 through
14 in Azerbaijan's liberated territories, the Azerbaijan National
Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said in a weekly statement, Trend reports.
A total of 838.2 hectares of land were cleared of mines and
unexploded ordnance in the liberated areas.
The demining operations were held across the districts of
Tartar, Aghdara, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankendi, Khojavend,
Lachin, Shusha, Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil, and Zangilan, as well as
in the villages of Baghanis Ayrum, Ashagi Eskipara, Kerimli, and
Gizilhajily in the Gazakh district by ANAMA, the Ministry of
Defense, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the State Border
Service, and four private companies.
The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action was founded in
1998. It mobilizes the requisite resources to address mine action
in alignment with national needs and priorities, coordinates
inter-agency efforts for the safe clearance of mines from
de-occupied and war-affected regions, continues to conduct
research, clears mines from territories, and transfers them to end
users, while also communicating Azerbaijan's mine issue to the
global community and enhancing mutually beneficial collaboration
with international and donor organizations to combat the mine
threat.
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