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Military experts of China provide mine clearance training course to Cambodian soldiers 0612133.
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| Friday, December 6, 2013 10:25 AM | |||
| Military experts of China provide mine clearance training course to Cambodian soldiers. | |||
A team
of 12 Chinese military experts on Thursday started offering a six-week
mine clearance course to 52 Cambodian peacekeeping force. The training
is being held at the Institute for Peacekeeping Forces, Mine and Explosive
Remnants of War Clearance. |
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 Joint-training exercise organized by the Engineer Command College of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army with rocket mine-clearing vehicle. |
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Speaking at the opening ceremony, Senior Colonel Wang Ximao, military
attache of the Chinese Embassy, said it was the second time that Chinese
experts trained Cambodian soldiers in mine clearance. The first course
was conducted last December.
Cambodian trainees will be taught about demining theories, on- field demining practices and mine explosion rescue. Lt. Gen. Sem Sovanny, director-general of the Institute, said the course was very useful to build up capacity for Cambodian forces and expressed gratitude to China for supporting Cambodia in this humanitarian task. "With experienced Chinese trainers and modern mine clearance equipment and devices, I believe that the capacity of Cambodian deminers will be improved," he said. "Through the course, friendly relations between the two armies will become closer." Cambodia is one of the countries suffering from landmines and explosive remnants of war. According to the Cambodian Mine Action Authority, the country recorded 62 landmine accidents in the first ten months of 2013, leaving 21 people dead and 74 others injured. Heng Ratana, director general of the Cambodia Mine Action Center, has said that about 3.1 million landmines and unexploded ordnances have been removed and destroyed so far, and the country is seeking about 50 million U.S. dollars a year until 2020 to entirely get rid of all types of anti-personnel mines. |
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