1.3 Million Landmines to be Destroyed In Serbia and Montenegro

NATO, A special facility where 1.3 landmines will be destroyed under a NATO Partnership for Peace Trust Fund project was opened on 17 August in Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro .  
 
This the second NATO Trust Fund project to be carried out in Serbia and Montenegro and will help the country to meet its obligations under the international Mine Ban Treaty.  
 
The project will see the safe destruction of over 1.3 million anti-personnel landmines currently stockpiled in 57 different locations in Serbia and Montenegro.  
 
Eliminating weapons  
 
The project will also enhance the capacity of Kragujevac plant to conduct other demilitarisation projects in the coming years.  
 
Under NATO