Azerbaijan and Ukraine hold talks on humanitarian demining


Vugar Suleymanov, Chairman of the Board of the Mine Action Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ANAMA), met with Ukraine’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Yuriy Husyev.

The meeting focused on prospects for bilateral cooperation in the field of humanitarian demining, which remains a priority area for both countries.

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Source: NewsAZ


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