BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 10.​ Information on
operations carried out by organizations involved in mine clearance
activities in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan from November
2020 to the present has been published, the Azerbaijan National
Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) told Trend.
The agency noted that a total of 39,201 anti-personnel mines,
22,637 anti-tank mines, and 164,128 unexploded ordnances (UXO) were
detected in the country’s liberated territories.
Meanwhile, a total of 237,821.5 hectares of territory were
cleared of mines and UXO.
A total of 406 anti-personnel mines, 364 anti-tank mines, and
12,298 unexploded ordnances (UXO) were detected in the territories
of Tartar, Aghdara, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankendi, Shusha,
Khojavend, Lachin, Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan, as well
as in the liberated villages of Baghanis Ayrim, Ashagi Askipara,
Kheyrimli, and Gizilhajili of the Gazakh district.
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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