The Directorate for Mine Action, one of the formations of the Ministry of Environment, organized a technical meeting with the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) to support the joint efforts within the the framework of the national mine action program in Erbil governorate, northern of Iraq.

The Director General of DMA, Eng. Dhafir Mahmood, said that the meeting which was headed by Dr. Jassim Abd Al-Aziz Al-Falahi, authorized of adminstrating the Ministry of Environment, and attended by the advanced staff of DMA, discussed with the director of IKMAA and his accompanying delegation the joint bilateral efforts of the activities of survey, clearance and victim assistance, rehabilitation them and reintegration them into society within the framework of the Iraqi national mine action program.

Mahmood added that the meeting also included discussing the mechanisms of activating the MOU between the two sides and the role of organizations and companies working within the national mine action program to support the field operations in the contaminated areas with mines, IEDs and explosive remnants of war