By: Metin Münir - Milliyet

Behind the fuss of the law drafted for de-mining the Syrian border being discussed in Parliament is who will own the land after the mines are cleared. The common belief among the opposition is that the address is evident.

Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül made the following statement in Parliament a while ago: "We opened a bid for the whole area. Of course, I cannot declare the offers made for this bid since they are trade secrets but they were over billions of dollars. It was not possible for us to cover this from the ministry's budget. Moreover, we lacked the technical expertise to bid on this."

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