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Venezuelan senior officers confirm use of landmines by Colombia
Venezuelan senior officers confirm use of landmines by Colombia
Caracas, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan senior military officers on Friday confirmed that Colombian irregular groups planted anti-personnel landmines to spread terror and violence among La Victoria population, in Apure state.
According to a military report, during the Bolivarian Shield military operation, carried out by the National Bolivarian Armed Force (FANB) since March 21, the illegal use of explosive devices in that bordering area with Colombia, a theater of clashes between Bolivarian and paramilitary forces, was detected.
Sixteen explosive devices in adjacent areas were defused during the operations carried out in recent days, while the explosion of others killed Venezuelan soldiers, according to official reports.
At Security Council Debate, Speakers Call for End to Indiscriminate Use of Improvised Explosive Devices (S/PRST/2021/8)
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Presidential Statement Urges Including Mine Action in Ceasefire, Peace Agreements
Expressing deep concern over the high number of civilian casualties caused by landmines, explosive war remnants and improvised explosive devices, the Security Council today reiterated its call on belligerents to “immediately and definitively” end the indiscriminate use of such weapons, as senior Government officials debated ways to rid the world of a pernicious legacy.
In a presidential statement (S/PRST/2021/8) issued by Viet Nam’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, who presided over today’s virtual ministerial debate as Council President for April, Governments called for strengthened implementation of resolution 2365 (2017), the 15-member organ’s first stand-alone text on mine action.