(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Sabina Mammadli read more The peaceful protest of the Azerbaijani eco-activists and youth
representatives on the Lachin-Khankandi road against Armenia's
illicit exploitation of mineral resources continues for the 108th
day, Azernews reports.
A convoy of 29 trucks of Russian peacekeepers has freely driven
along the road. Besides, three other passenger cars and thirty-four
trucks of the peacekeeping contingent, as well as a convoy of eight
cars of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
carrying Armenian residents living in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region,
also passed through the road.
Recall that 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 was 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 underground and surface water
sources.
However, the expert group, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers,
faced provocations when arriving at the monitoring area. The
planned initial inspection and monitoring did not take place due to
the fact that the Russian peacekeepers not only did create
necessary conditions but also prevented the entire process from
carrying on.
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