(MENAFN- AzerNews) By trend
Supply vehicle of Russian peacekeepers [temporarily stationed in
Azerbaijan in accordance with a trilateral statement signed between
Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian leaders following the 2020 second
Karabakh war] have recently passed along the Lachin road of
Azerbaijan, trend reports from the scene in Shusha.
Thus, at 20:35, according to a predetermined procedure, the
protesters created conditions for the movement from Lachin to
Khankendi of two KAMAZ trucks and two UAZ Patriot cars belonging to
the Russian peacekeeping contingent, and one Tigr armored car in
the opposite direction.
Previously, the Armenian media spread fake news that the
Azerbaijanis [holding peaceful protest rally near Shusha, close to
the peacekeepers' post] allegedly blocked the Lachin road and
didn't let the supply vehicles through.
The fact that the above vehicles passed along the Lachin road is
clear evidence that the Azerbaijani protesters didn't block the
Lachin road, contrary to Armenian reports.
The representatives of Azerbaijani non-governmental
organizations have been protesting against the inadmissibility of
Azerbaijani specialists to the territory, to monitor the illegal
exploitation of deposits in the area of stationing the
peacekeepers.
Previously, following the negotiations with the Russian
peacekeepers' command on December 3 and 7, 2022, a group of experts
from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the State
Property Service under the Ministry of Economy, and AzerGold CJSC
on December 10, was going to begin the preliminary monitoring in
accordance with the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits, as
well as the emerging environmental and other consequences of this
on the territory of Azerbaijan.
It was planned to inspect the environmental conditions at the
'Gizilbulagh' gold deposit and the 'Damirli' copper-molybdenum
deposit, monitor various areas, organize cadastral property
records, assess potential risks and threats to the environment, as
well as to underground and surface water sources.
However, despite the group's arrival, accompanied by Russian
peacekeepers, in the monitoring area, it faced provocations. The
planned initial inspection and monitoring did not take place due to
the fact that the Russian peacekeepers not only did not create
necessary conditions, but also prevented for the entire process to
carry on.