  Karabakh demining works to be completed by 2016: USAID October 30, 2014 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-sponsored post-war demining project is in progress in Nagorno Karabakh. “251 fields have been cleared of mines since 2000, making 27000 hectares of land available for farming,” USAID/Armenia Mission Director Karen Hilliard says in a “Karabakh: Peaceful Life near the Ghosts of War” documentary. “According to estimates, a total of 5 percent of non-cleared areas are left, with a $5 funding provided by Halo Trust organization to enable complete demining by 2016,” Ms Hillard said, according to Aravot. Since 1995, 345 people in Karabakh were blown up by mines, one third of them children, with an annual count of victims at 40. At present, the toll has decreased to 5 deaths a year.    The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.  Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
