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Published 11/06/2009 by Asia Plus


Humanitarian demining unit set up at Tajik MoD

Asia-Plus -- A ceremony to mark the establishment of an OSCE-supported operational humanitarian mine clearance unit within the Ministry of Defense (MoD) was held at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan today.

The document on the establishment of the humanitarian demining...

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"Setting up a national humanitarian mine clearanceclearance capacity within the Tajik armed forces is an important step for Tajikistan in fulfilling its obligations as a signatory of the Ottawa Treaty" said Klaus Rasmussen...
...in Tajikistan. "We recognize the dire impact that the mine threat has for development, security and public safety and are proud to support Tajikistan in this way."
"Clearing landmines contributes to the country's economic and environmental security, as more land becomes available for agriculture and reforestation, and helps improve cross-border cooperation and monitoring" said Jonmahmad Rajabov...

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