News in English     | 25.06.2018. 12:57 |

200.000 euros donated for destruction of ammunition in BiH

FENA Hazim Aljović

SARAJEVO, June 25 (FENA) - Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to BiH Christiane Hohmann and Resident Representative of the UN Development Program (UNDP) in BiH Sezin Sinanoglu signed in  Sarajevo today Agreement on allocation of additional 200.000 euros for destruction of unstable ammunition in BiH within the UNDP project ''EXPLODE+''.

With this agreement, total amount that Germany secured for destruction of surplus ammunition during the past four years is 1.3 million euros.

"Money will be used this year firstly to destroy antitank missiles. Sum we donated sound a lot, but the problem is enormous. There is still around eight thousand tons of old, dangerous ammunition, which needs to be destroyed as soon as possible" Hohmann said.

She added that international donors expect the Ministry of Defense of BiH to give timely approval for destruction so that this problem would be solved by the beginning of 2020.

Sinanoglu also emphasized that unstable weapons is dangerous for people.

"We are lucky there have not been any incidents and we are trying to keep it that way," said Sinanoglu.

She emphasized that weapons will be destroyed through the ''EXPLODE+'' taking into consideration environmental protection as well.

"Ultimate aim is for the Ministry of Defense of BiH to manage ammunition in a sustainable way, which means expenditure and destruction of the old ammunition and introducing a new one in a coordinated way," emphasized Sinanoglu.

There is still around 15.000 tons of ammunition in BiH, which is mostly over 35 years old, out of which around 8000 tons is surplus compared to needs of BiH AF.

(FENA) A. B.

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