ArmInfo. On May 16, President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan received James Kovan, Director General of HALO Trust.
As the press service of the head of Artsakh reports, President Sahakyan highly appreciated the long-term activity of the organization "HALO Trust", noting its importance for our people.
Foreign Minister Masis Mailyan, other officials attended the meeting.
HALO Trust is a British charity and American non-profit organization that deals with the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance that could pose a threat to civilians. Earlier it was reported that, as of September 2017, over 8,733 antipersonnel mines, 2,584 anti-tank mines, 180,858 small arms, 12,423 cluster bombs and 48,572 other explosive devices in Artsakh were destroyed over the last 16 years. HALO Trust hopes to complete work on the demining of Artsakh by 2020.