Russian Peacekeepers' Supply Vehicles Pass Freely Through Azerbaijan's Lachin-Khankandi Road
Date
12/27/2022 2:10:44 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) By trend
Two supply vehicles of Russian peacekeepers [temporarily
stationed in Azerbaijan following the trilateral statement signed
by Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian leaders after the 2020 second
Karabakh war] have recently passed along the Lachin-Khankandi road
near Shusha, trend reports from the scene.
Representatives of Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) have been protesting near Shusha, close to the Russian
peacekeepers' temporary deployment area, for the sixteenth day. The
protest is being held against the inadmissibility of Azerbaijani
specialists to the territory, to monitor the illicit exploitation
of the country's mineral resources.
Previously, following the talks 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 were going
to begin preliminary monitoring of the illicit mineral resource
exploitation, as well as emerging environmental implications on
Azerbaijani lands, where the Russian peacekeepers are temporarily
deployed, on December 10, 2022.
The expert team was expected to inspect the environmental
condition 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, when arriving in the monitoring area, the expert group,
accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, 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.
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