(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Qalbinur
February 6 marks Day 57 of the non-stop vigil of the Azerbaijani
eco-activists on the Lachin road that connects ethnic Armenians of
Karabakh with Armenia.
Contrary to the blatant propaganda of pro-Armenian circles, on
February 5, nearly 40 vehicles of the Russian peacekeepers moved
freely on the Khankandi-Lachin road, carrying food, medications, as
well as basic-needs products.
Moreover, ICRC vehicles kept carrying passengers both to Armenia
and from there to Karabakh as daily videos from the venue of the
pickets indicate.
The Russian military trucks and ICRC vehicles also serve
different purposes, and no doubt that separatists and big fishes in
a little pond, who realize the day of reckoning is nearing for them
to be hunted for their crimes, and the tragedies they have plunged
the region into conflicts and wars for over 30 years, are using the
last opportunity to flee the region using humanitarian
vehicles.
In the meantime, the fuss the separatists in Karabakh, Armenia,
and elsewhere have kicked off over the rightful picketing of the
road by Azerbaijani eco-activists is purely designed to protect the
interests of those, who have sucked veins of Azerbaijani
territories and pocketed millions from looting the mineral
resources of Karabakh.
However, as they have been deprived of plundering gold,
molybdenum, and other precious metals from deposits in Karabakh for
nearly 60 days, and the howl they raised accompanied by certain
corrupt circles in France, the USA, and certain European nations
are to protect their interests and income.
The peaceful protest of Azerbaijani non-governmental
organizations on the Lachin-Khankendi road against the illicit
exploitation of Azerbaijan's mineral resources in the area of
Russian peacekeepers' temporary deployment has been going on for
nearly 60 days.
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 Gizilbulag 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 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
because the Russian peacekeepers not only did not create necessary
conditions but also prevented the entire process from carrying
on.
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