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Government of Japan - support to demining in Novo Goražde and Bosanska Krupa

FENA Sanda Hrkić

SARAJEVO, March 9 (FENA) - The Government of Japan has allocated around 620,000 KM for a project to support demining activities in Novo Goražde and Bosanska Krupa.

The grant agreement was signed today at the building of the Embassy of Japan in Sarajevo by Charge d’affaires of the Embassy of Japan Akihito Teruuchi and Tomaž Lovrenčić, Director of the ITF - Improving Human Security, which will implement the project.

The US Embassy in BiH also co-finances the project in the amount of around 18,500 euros.

Teruuchi said that the implementation of this project will clear more than 300,000 square meters of mine contaminated area in Novo Goražde and Bosanska Krupa and they will then be handed over to the local population for full use.

He added that Japan has so far secured more than 9.3 million euros (more than 18 million KM) for humanitarian demining projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including a project that was signed today.

"I expect this project to contribute to improving security for the local population and creating better conditions for the return of refugees and displaced persons that work in agricultural and other affiliated sectors," he stressed.

Japan, at the bilateral level, has been one of the largest donors in BiH. Within different types of aid, Japan's aid to BiH has reached an amount of about KM 1 billion over the past 20 years, covering vital sectors such as demining, primary healthcare, education, water supply, agriculture, environmental protection, and infrastructure.

As announced, Japan will continue to support BiH with the aim of contributing to socio-economic development of the country in these key areas.

(FENA) S. R.

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