Cambodia, ISU-APMBC Mine Clearance Cooperation Reaffirmed

Cambodia and the Implementation Support Unit of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (ISU-APMBC) have reaffirmed the cooperation in mine clearance.
The commitment was renewed during a meeting on Feb. 7 between H.E. Ly Thuch, Cambodian Senior Minister and First Vice President of Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and Mr. Juan Carlos Ruan, ISU Director, at the CMAA office in Phnom Penh.
The two sides looked forward to bringing the mine clearance in Cambodia to a new level which will eventually bring about mine-free status for the country.
So far Cambodia’s mine clearance operation has cleared 2,328 square kilometres of land of landmines and explosive remnant of war (ERW).
About 1,118,810 anti-personnel mines, 25,952 anti-tank mines, and 2,983,416 cluster bombs have been found and destroyed through the humanitarian activity.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press