Azerbaijanis protest on Khankendi-Lachin road for 54 day

Despite the frosty weather, the protest on the Khankendi-Lachin road against the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in Azerbaijan's Karabakh economic region has been going on for 54 days. Eco-activists, as in the first days of the demonstrations, are very active.

The protest, which began on the morning of December 12 last year, continued on the night of February 3. The participants of the action demonstrate firm will and perseverance, Report informs.

They are provided with hot meals and a place to stay overnight. Safety rules are observed during the demonstrations, no incidents were recorded during the night.

Eco-activists traditionally started the day with the performance of Azerbaijan's national anthem and patriotic songs.

Volunteers and activists taking part in the demonstrations, without interfering with the movement of vehicles in both directions, chant slogans: "Azerbaijan is the master of its resources!", "End to environmental crimes!", "Stop eco terror!", "Take care of nature!", "No Ecocide! Yes to monitoring." They invariably demand an end to environmental terror in Azerbaijan's Karabakh economic region.

As a result of negotiations held on December 3 and 7, 2022, with the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, a delegation consisting of specialists from the economy, ecology and natural resources ministries, the State Service for Property Issues under the Economy Ministry and the AzerGold closed-type joint stock company had to conduct preliminary monitoring of illegal exploitation of mineral deposits on the territory of Azerbaijan, where temporarily peacekeepers are deployed, as well as related environmental and other problems. However, due to the inaction of the peacekeepers, monitoring did not take place.

On December 12, 2022, Azerbaijani eco-activists, volunteers and representatives of civil society began a peaceful protest demanding an end to environmental terrorism and illegal exploitation of mineral deposits.