YEREVAN, March 7. /Mediamax/. The governmental commission of Nagorno Karabakh Republic on problems of mines has worked out a complex program for NKR territory demining. The program is estimated 3.8 million dollars, the correspondent of Mediamax reports from Stepanakert.
According to the chairman of the commission, Mels Hakobjanian, more than 15 thousand hectares of land, a third of which are arable lands, are demined in NKR.
Considering the urgency of the question, a Working group on mines problem has been set up in the republic. The group includes the heads of the governmental commission and of Karabakh committee of International movement for anti-infantry mines prohibition, as well as representatives of such international NGOs as HALO Trust and IRCC.
6206 various military loads and mines, including 89 anti-tank and 35 anti-infantry mines were rendered harmless last year by common efforts. –0–
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