Source: Government of the United States of America
Country: Iraq, United States of America
At the U.S. Embassy, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr. Kamaran Ali Hassan, and the Director General of the Directorate of Mine Action, Engineer Khaled Rashaad, met with Deputy Chief of Mission Joey Hood and Embassy Staff to discuss issues of demining in the liberated areas.
The United States is the largest donor to conventional weapons destruction activities in Iraq, investing more than $468 million since 2003 toward clearance of Iraqi land – restoring the land back to its people.