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AmCham holds fundraiser for mine removal projects in Zadar County

Author: Roberta Mlinarić

ZAGREB, Oct 5 (Hina) - A fund-raising dinner for mine removal projects in Croatia was held in Zagreb on Wednesday by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Zagreb, and this year money was raised for mine removal projects in Zadar County.

The funds raised will be used for de-mining activities in the area of Benkovac, said AmCham executive director Andrea Doko Jelusic, noting that the US Embassy in Zagreb was the sponsor of the event.

AmCham Croatia has been organising similar events for 16 years.

During that period, around HRK 9.2 million was raised and the money was used for clearing mines from an area of more than 950,000 square metres in seven counties, Doko Jelusic said, adding that the Wednesday fundraiser was expected to bring in around HRK 200,000.

Doko Jelusic noted that mine removal projects were carried out in cooperation with the Croatian Mine Action Centre (HCR).

Croatian Minister of the Interior Davor Bozinovic, who attended the event, said that a lot had been done in de-mining efforts in Croatia but that a "lot remains to be done."

He said that Croatia was grateful to all who could contribute to helping the country get rid of mines left over from the 1991-95 war.

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