Ukrainian TV Channel Reports About Demining Operation In Azerbaijan's Liberated Territories
Date
1/27/2023 8:13:32 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Sabina Mammadli read more Ukraine's Ukraine Now TV channel has presented a report on the
mine-clearing operations in Azerbaijan's liberated lands, Azernews
reports.
According to the report, despite the ongoing work of
Azerbaijan's Mine Action Agency (ANAMA), there are still locals
stepping on the mines every week, resulting in some 300 casualties
and 50 deaths.
'The line of contact with the Armenian troops reached 300 km.
The size of the area contaminated by mines is comparable to that of
a country like Qatar. Cleaning such a site may take several
decades,' the report says.
The channel noted that Armenians had provided Azerbaijan with
mine-field maps, which were only 25 percent accurate and,
therefore, were not used.
Armenia spared no efforts to plant land mines on Azerbaijani
territory, not only during the 30 years of occupation but also just
before days of leaving Azerbaijani lands as envisaged in the
trilateral statement in order to cause human casualties.
Armenia deliberately and constantly planted mines on Azerbaijani
territories, in violation of the 1949 Geneva Convention, thereby
being a major threat to regional peace, security, and
cooperation.
In the early 1990s, Azerbaijan and Ukraine gained their
independence from the Soviet Union and started a close friendship
by establishing diplomatic relations in 1992. The relations of
strategic cooperation, political, economical, and cultural ties
between two countries are at a very high level.
In 2001, the two countries founded the Organization for
Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM), along with Georgia and
Moldova. Azerbaijan currently plays an important role in both the
organization and the foreign policy of Ukraine due to its strategic
role in the region.
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