ArmInfo. The USA is proud of the aid provided to Artsakh over the years, including through the HALO Trust demining program. US Ambassador to RA Lynne Tracy said this on March 31 during an online conference.
She recalled that over the years, the United States sent assistance to Artsakh in the total amount of $ 17 million.
Pointing to the success of the HALO Trust program, Tracy informed that the United States is now considering the possibility of implementing other projects in the conflict zone. According to her, they are now in search of projects that would contribute to the resolution of this long-standing conflict.
At the same time, the diplomat emphasized that as one of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, the United States will continue to contribute to efforts to find a solution to the Karabakh conflict. "And we hope that the peaceful negotiation process to resolve the conflict will be successful," she concluded.
HALO Trust is a British charity and American nonprofit organization dedicated to the disposal of landmines and unexploded ordnance that could be dangerous for civilians. HALO is an acronym for Hazardous Area Life-Support Organization. Founded by member of the British Parliament and former British Army Colonel Colin Campbell Mitchell in 1988. Diana, Princess of Wales, in January 1997, worked with the HALO Trust in her global campaign to end the production of anti-personnel mines (During her trip to Angola, Diana wore a bulletproof vest with the HALO-TRUST logo).