Kenya’s International Peace Support Training Center director briefed on ongoing demining efforts in Azerbaijan

Sultan Hajiyev, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Kenya, met with Brigadier Joyce Sitienei, Director of the International Peace Support Training Center - Kenya (IPSTC), Report informs via AZERTAC.

During the meeting, Ambassador Hajiyev informed the IPSTC Director about the activities of the Azerbaijani Embassy in the country, Azerbaijan’s path of development based on the political course established by National Leader Heydar Aliyev, as well as the Program on the Great Return to the Liberated Territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The diplomat noted that as a result of the 30-year-long Armenian occupation, Azerbaijan is among the world’s most heavily mine-contaminated countries, also highlighting the large-scale destruction and numerous casualties in this regard.

He described the landmines as the biggest obstacle hindering the return of IDPS to their ancestral lands.

Touching upon the activities of the Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA), the diplomat highlighted Azerbaijan’s humanitarian demining efforts, with the use of cutting-edge technologies.

They emphasized the importance of establishing cooperation in humanitarian demining between IPSTC and ANAMA, as well as organizing reciprocal visits to settle the exchange of expertise in the relevant area.