Azeri Press Agency
May 23, 2022

Colombia to train Ukrainian military on landmine removal

A team of Colombian soldiers will travel to Europe to train their Ukrainian counterparts on de-mining techniques, the South American country’s defense minister said on Monday….

Colombia’s nearly 60 years of internal conflict between the armed forces, leftist rebels, right-wing paramilitaries and drug cartels has made it one of the world’s most-mined countries….

The experts from Colombia, which is a NATO partner, were invited to give the training by the United States, Colombian defense minister Diego Molano said in a statement.

“This training will be given by 11 military engineers who will go to a NATO member country which is a neighbor of Ukraine,” Molano said.

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Reuters
May 23, 2022

Colombia to Train Ukrainian Military on Landmine Removal

A team of Colombian soldiers will travel to Europe to train their Ukrainian counterparts on de-mining techniques, the South American country’s defense minister said on Monday.

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The experts from Colombia, which is a NATO partner, were invited to give the training by the United States, Colombian defense minister Diego Molano said in a statement.