BAKU, Azerbaijan, September
21. A total of 745 explosive ordnance items were
discovered and neutralized during mine clearance operations
conducted in the liberated territories from September 14 through
20.
This was reported by the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine
Action (ANAMA).
According to ANAMA, 204 anti-personnel mines and 65 anti-tank
mines were found during operations carried out by the entities
involved in mine clearance activities.
During the reporting period, an area of 1,840 hectares was
cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance.
Mine clearance operations in the liberated territories are being
continued by ANAMA and other entities involved in this
activity.
Meanwhile, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action
(ANAMA) 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.
