BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 1. The Azerbaijan
National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) released information on the
demining operations conducted in the territories liberated,
Trend reports via
ANAMA.
As many as 575 anti-personnel mines, 208 anti-tank mines, and
6,510 unexploded ordnance (UXO) were found and neutralized during
demining operations across the districts of Tartar, Aghdara,
Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankendi, Khojavend, Lachin, Shusha,
Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil, and Zangilan, as well as in the
liberated villages of Baghanis Ayrum, Ashagi Eskipara, Kerimli, and
Gizilhajily in the Gazakh district.
Over the past week, 6,443.9 hectares of land were cleared of
mines and unexploded ordnance.
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.
