The Directorate for Mine Action held a technical meeting, at its HQ in Baghdad, to coordinate the works of mine action of the national oil exploration company before starting the field technical works of exploration area no. (11) in Al-Najaf, Al-Muthana and Anbar provinces /( Rawthat Safawi) oil field.

The Director General of DMA, Eng.Dhafir Mahmood, said that the meeting which was organized by RMAC-Middle Euphrates and attended by representatives from the implemented authorities and the heads of EOD divisions in Al-Najaf, Al-Muthana and Anbar provinces, included discussing the requirements of starting the works and activities of mine action and non-technical survey for the exploration area no.(11) according to the priorities of beneficiary.

Mahmood added that it is hoped that these efforts will contribute in increasing the country’s oil export capacity in the event that the locations of oil wells, which were previously identified through satellite images, are revealed, and that will need to conduct the non-technical survey to ensure that their areas are free from contamination of mines and cluster munitions.