ARMENPRESS. Two large mine fields comprising an area of 90,000 square meters near the Al Huseyna settlement in Aleppo have been cleared by Armenian de-miners.
An official ceremony took place on September 24th where Ruben Arakelyan, the head of the Armenian Center for Humanitarian De-mining and Expertise, handed over mission complete certificates to Mohamed Kumait Assi El Sheikh, Member of the executive office in Aleppo Governorate for Aleppo City Council. The event was preceded by a joint terrain inspection.
The certificates are certifying that the number 1 and number 2 hazardous areas are cleared and inspected, safe and fit for use.
During the de-mining operation the specialists discovered more than 50 explosive remnants of war from the area, the team’s spokesperson Nazeli Elbakyan reported from Syria.
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The Syrian side expressed gratitude to the Armenian side for the support and noted that “this is a historic day which once again reiterates the centuries-old friendship between two peoples.”
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
