Today, at 10:00, according to the implementation roadmap approved by the Contact Group, demining activities have begun in the disengagement area No. 3 Petrovskoye-Bogdanovka with the participation of DPR officers in the JCCC and the OSCE SMM, chief of the DPR Representative Office to the JCCC and negotiating process Ruslan Yakubov informs.
“10 specialists of the DPR Emergencies Ministry join in the activities. They will survey the ground in order to determine the area to be cleared of mines, as well as hard-to-reach areas.
After the engineer reconnaissance is carried out and information about the nature and scope of work in this area is obtained, reactive obstacles and explosive items will be demined, hard-to-reach explosion-hazardous zones will be marked.
According to the implementation roadmap, the demining activities last until November 19, and the further dismantlement of fortifications and other military facilities, the removal of non-explosive barriers in the area, provided that the parties act simultaneously, should end on December 4.
The day after the completion of the above activities, on November 20 and December 5 respectively, the parties will have to notify the mission of this, after which, on December 6, the OSCE SMM carries out the verification to confirm the completion of all activities in the disengagement areas. Further, a corresponding report will be published on the official website of the mission, and this will be considered the completion of the withdrawal of forces and equipment at the pilot site No. 3 near Petrovskoye.
The Republic strictly adheres to the roadmap agreed by the Contact Group for renewing the obligations of the parties in order to implement the Framework Decision. The DPR Representative Office to the JCCC and negotiating process, as before, will be informing about this on its official resources,” Ruslan Yakubov said.