Norway will help neutralize the mine threat to Tajikistan with dogs CA-NEWS (TJ) - The agreement on establishing mutually beneficial cooperation in neutralizing anti-personnel mines by dogs signed on Friday between the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of Tajikistan and the organization "Humanitarian assistance from Norway," said CA-News spokesman Committee Dustmurod Zabirov. "The agreement signed with a view to determining the obligations of the parties in the field," - said the source. In 1999 Uzbekistan unilaterally mined 600 km of the 1,200 km of the Tajik-Uzbek border. During this period, 100 were victims of mines citizens of Tajikistan, more than 200 have received various injuries and became disabled for life. Overall, since 1992, in Tajikistan mine killed 354 people, another 448 - were injured. Total mine threat in Tajikistan are more than 10 million square meters. This area includes the minefields in the center and along the border with Afghanistan. Demining these areas the country needs about 36 million U.S. dollars. This amount was announced in December 2009, when the state-participants Ottawa Convention extended the deadline by Tajikistan of all obligations of the document until April 1, 2020. Source: CA-NEWS
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 12:22:55 +0000
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