The Phnom Penh Post
Written by Sam Rith
Monday, 22 December 2008
Cambodia will request a 10-year postponement of its commitment to the United Nations to clear itself of land mines by 2010, Sam Sotha, secretary general of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority, said Thursday. According to Sam Sotha, between 1992 and 2008, 500 million square metres of mined territory have been cleared of some two million unexploded munitions, including 800,000 mines. Heng Ratana, deputy head of the mine agency, was confident UN officials would comply with the request, saying that he has discussed it with them during a conference in Geneva in November.
Written by Sam Rith
Monday, 22 December 2008
Cambodia will request a 10-year postponement of its commitment to the United Nations to clear itself of land mines by 2010, Sam Sotha, secretary general of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority, said Thursday. According to Sam Sotha, between 1992 and 2008, 500 million square metres of mined territory have been cleared of some two million unexploded munitions, including 800,000 mines. Heng Ratana, deputy head of the mine agency, was confident UN officials would comply with the request, saying that he has discussed it with them during a conference in Geneva in November.
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