Azerbaijan is in process of becoming international centre of excellence for mine clearance, British MP

Matthew Offord, ember of Parliament for Hendon and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Explosive Threats

© APA | Matthew Offord, ember of Parliament for Hendon and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Explosive Threats

# 26 April 2022 15:58 (UTC +04:00)

"Azerbaijan is in the process of becoming an international centre of excellence for mine clearance. I am proud that the UK is playing a huge part in achieving this," Matthew Offord, Member of Parliament for Hendon and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Explosive Threats said in his article on mine on Conservative Home website, APA's bureau in Britain reports.

"The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office recently donated £500,000 to mine clearance in the region to fund mine awareness training and the installation of warning signage. British companies and NGOs are also providing support in the form of pioneering mine clearance drones and technical support.

In Azerbaijan, we are seeing a success story begin to emerge. As mines are cleared, new highways follow closely behind and infrastructure projects are quickly developing to help repopulate the area and bring displaced people back to their home city after almost 30 years.

Agdam is now destroyed after bitter fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces began in 1993. Since then, there have been approximately 3,500 fatalities in the region as result of unexploded weapons.

Following a peace deal brokered in 2020, the conflict officially ended, and rebuilding has now begun," reads the article.

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