By Lal Gunesekera | The Island
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A spokesman for the Ministry of Economic Development told The Island that a delegation of security forces from China, which also included the Deputy Director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhang Ze visited Sri Lanka recently and were briefed on the situation by the local authorities.
He said that 2400 kilometres have yet to be demined of landmines and other explosives in the North and East, although similar devices have been demined in an area of 1500 square km as estimated by the Sri Lankan authorities.
Among those who briefed the Chinese delegation were Nihal Somaweera of the Ministry of Economic Development and Monty Ranatunga, Director of the National Demining Unit. by Lal Gunesekera
Expertise of the Chinese security forces has been sought to clear the Northern and Eastern Provinces of landmines and other explosives yet remaining from the war on terrorism which ended in May last year (2009).
A spokesman for the Ministry of Economic Development told The Island that a delegation of security forces from China, which also included the Deputy Director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhang Ze visited Sri Lanka recently and were briefed on the situation by the local authorities.
He said that 2400 kilometres have yet to be demined of landmines and other explosives in the North and East, although similar devices have been demined in an area of 1500 square km as estimated by the Sri Lankan authorities.
Among those who briefed the Chinese delegation were Nihal Somaweera of the Ministry of Economic Development and Monty Ranatunga, Director of the National Demining Unit.
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