9 February 2012, 10:23 (GMT+04:00)

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Some 2,368,914 sq m. area demined in Azerbaijan in January

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 4 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /

Some 2,368,914 sq. m. of area was cleared from mines and unexploded ammunition in Jnauary, 2010.

The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Actions (ANAMA) revealed and detonated 25,556 unexploded ammunition and mines in this territory, the ANAMA told Trend .

Some 425 specialists, 115 assistant staff, 6 mechanized mine clearing cars and 30 mine detector dogs took part in it.

So far, 124, 272, 423 sq. m. of area was demined and 601,867 unexploded ammunitions were detonated.

The ANAMA carries out demining in Tartar, Agdam, Fuzuli, Agstafa and Tovuz regions of Azerbaijan and in Garadagh region of Baku.

In January, no case of mine/unexploded ammunition was fixed.

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