2,723 landmines and UXOs were detected and neutralized, and handed over to local executive authorities in completely safe condition.
Furthermore, at the request of the State Oil Company, 19 mines and UXOs detected and neutralized in the territory of a gas terminal to be built in Sangachal.
Note that, the report will be submitted to the parliament for discussion on March 17.
2,723 mines, UXOs neutralized last year in Azerbaijan
09 March 2015
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In 2014, Azerbaijan cleared of landmines a total area of 334 265 77 square meters in the districts of Fuzuli, Aghjabedi, Terter, Khojavand, Aghdam, Tovuz, Gedebey, Goranboy, Gazakh, Goygol and Aghstafa in operations carried out to clear off and neutralize unexploded ordinances (UXO) in the country
