Tajik government officials, United Nations’ and other international experts are meeting at a European Union sponsored workshop to set priorities for Tajikistan to comply with its mine clearance obligation acquired under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention. When joining the Convention in 1999, Tajikistan promised to remove all anti-personnel mines from its territory by 2010. However, due to massive landmine contamination, Tajikistan requested an additional ten years to demine, receiving an extension until 1 April 2020. (Read full press release here)