TEACHING PROGRAM OF MINE RISKS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 16 COMMUNITIES OF ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
Jun 26 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian Red Cross Organization
will conduct a teaching program of mine risks in 16 communities of five
border regions of Armenia, within the framework of which the population
will be informed of the dangers of unexploded ammunition in the places
where there is possibility of discovering them. Anna Yeghiazarian,
the Secretary General of the Armenian Red Cross Organization, told
journalists on June 26 that the sum of 1 million 510 thousand drams
(about 4.3 thousand U.S. dollars) necessary for the implementation
of the program was collected during the charity supper organized by
Anthony Godfrey, the U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Armenia, this April.
A. Yeghiazarian stated that according to the 2005 data, suspiciously
polluted territories of Armenia make about 321 sq km, and the total
number of those who suffered from mines and unexploded ammunition makes
394 thousand people, 110 of whom died, and 284 were injured. Moreover,
14 cases have been registered lately.
Anthony Godfrey mentioned that the problems concerning the mine
risks are so widely spread that the authorities cannot solve them by
themselves. "This is a great task, and Armenian organizations will join
it and have a more active participation in similar tasks," he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
