On the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, ARM Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanyan visited the “Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise”, as well as the peacekeeping engineer battalion.

By the ARM GOV 17 February, 2011 resolution the demining center, established with the agreement signed between ARM Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defence, received a status of “Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise” state non-commercial organization (SNCO). During its existence, the demining center realized mine-clearing activities of over 200 acres land. The competent specialists in the Center trained and internationally qualified over 140 ARM AF servicemen, part of whom participated in international missions.