Azerbaijan Ranks Among Countries Most Affected By Mine Problem - Official
Date
6/19/2024 5:24:44 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19. Azerbaijan ranks
among the countries most affected by mine problem, Assistant to the
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Head of the Foreign
Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev
told reporters on the sidelines of the 29th High-Level Meeting
themed "Pathway to COP29: Sustainable and Resilient Future" in Baku
today, Trend reports.
“Not just for military reasons, but also after the war, the
Armenian side deliberately deployed mines everywhere to impede
Azerbaijan's reconstruction and restoration efforts, therefore
inflicting the greatest amount of human suffering. This is the
targeted mine terror policy of Armenia. Looking at Armenia's
policy, we see that mining was carried out not only along the
former line of contact but also in areas that had no military
significance. The goal of this is to kill people and implement a
policy of landmine terrorism.
When we analyze the facts related to recent mine explosions that
have harmed people, we again see that most of the mines explode not
on the former line of contact but in areas far from it. I want to
emphasize once more that this is Armenia's policy of deliberately
implementing landmine terrorism. The mine maps provided by Armenia
were ineffective, did not reflect the actual conditions on the
ground, and were not provided in full. The responsibility for mine
terrorism lies directly with Armenia," Hajiyev said.
To note, after the 2020 second Karabakh war, more than 360
people have become landmine victims in Azerbaijan's liberated
areas, resulting in 68 fatalities and over 290 injuries as of May
2024.
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