Cambodia starts training Ukrainian deminers

Cambodia starts training Ukrainian deminers
# 16 January 2023 11:37 (UTC +04:00)

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) will officially start training Ukrainian officials on demining from today, APA reports citing Khmer Times.

A statement released by CMAC yesterday said 15 Ukrainian officials will begin a full week of demining training at CMAC’s Mine Action Technical Institute in Kampong Chhnang and visit demining sites in Battambang and Siem Reap provinces.

The technical training is supported by the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The humanitarian demining activities are the result of a joint commitment between Prime Minister Hun Sen and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.

The official opening ceremony is being held today at CMAC’s headquarter in Kampong Chhnang, attended by Nozomu Yamashita, Director of JICA’s Office for Peacebuilding, and Vladyslav Fedortsov, Deputy Director of the Inter/Regional Centre for Humanitaira Demining (ICHD) and Emergency Response (ER).

The CMAC statement said that the impact of landmines and unexploded ordnance on Ukrainian territory has resulted in civilian casualties and is becoming an obstacle for the people of Ukraine.

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