Nazim Ismaylov, Director General of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), said that Armenia was not clearing its territory of mines, 1news.az reports.
He reminded that the US State Department helped the Armenian Defense Ministry form a center to remove mines in 2001. The Armenian center got the same amount of financial support as ANAMA, but showed less progress in mine-sweeping, the official noted.
Ismaylov emphasized that Armenia had fewer mines laid on its territory. The main threat comes from mines of old Soviet training ranges, on the border of Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan that need removal.
