YEREVAN. – First Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan and US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern monitored the demining activities that are conducted since April 1 in Srashen village of the Syunik Region. 

The said demining activities are carried out with the U.S. Department of State funding, in the sixteen confirmed landmine-hazard areas in four villages of the Syunik Region, and they will continue for more than one year, the Armenia MOD press service informed.     

Tonoyan highly assessed the demining activities being conducted and expressed the hope that these activities will continue. 

Ambassador Heffern likewise underscored these activities and the ensuring of safe areas for the local residents.  

At the end of their visit, and as a sign of effective cooperation, Armenia’s First Deputy Defense Minister and the US Ambassador to Armenia detonated the first landmine that was discovered in Srashen village.