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Cambodian Mine Motion Middle (CMAC) director common Heng Ratana, on August 15, met with Takayama Ryoji, President of IMCCD Cambodia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for one-year demining mission (from August 16, 2023 to August 15, 2024) to clear the Minton plantation space in Battambang province.
The ceremony was made at CMAC Headquarters in Phnom Penh metropolis yesterday.
Takayama is a former Japanese soldier who served throughout the UNTAC period and has been working in collaboration with the CMAC unit for 21 years. He helped the individuals in Ta Sen commune, Kamrieng district, Battambang province in 2002-2008 with the CMAC power.
He mentioned that in Ta Sen commune at the moment, it was a distant commune, the highway connecting to Battambang province was very tough, particularly throughout the wet season, and Ta Sen commune was the commune with probably the most landmine issues in Cambodia.
“I got down to deliver Ta Sen commune as a “mine-free commune” and a developed commune by establishing group deminers and dealing intently with native authorities on the sub-national degree,” he mentioned.
“We agreed to arrange a plan to mobilize for demining and college development (at the moment solely Cambodian college students went to highschool in Thailand, as there have been no colleges in Ta Sen commune),”.
“We constructed a main college to a secondary college. In the meantime, 5 Japanese firms have been recruited to spend money on Ta Sen commune, with a whole lot of staff,” he mentioned.
Within the meantime, Takayama has been working onerous to course of native dumplings into a variety of merchandise, particularly mango, rice and dumplings, till he gained a excessive medal in Paris, France, he mentioned.
“On August 28, Takayama will obtain a gold, platinum and bronze medal for wine produced in Ta Sen commune and get this excessive worldwide rating.
He has an extended story to inform about turning Ta Sen commune right into a mine-free commune,” Takayama added.
- Tags: CMAC and IMCCD, MoU
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