MFA: International community should bring together efforts to eliminate landmine threat in Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has written that the international community should bring together efforts to eliminate landmine threat in Azerbaijan.

“Armenian planted landmines continue threatening the lives of innocent Azerbaijani civilians. Today, four Azerbaijani civilians became victims of another landmine explosion. Refusal by Armenia to provide accurate maps of landmines in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan, delays the process of large-scale rehabilitation and reconstruction work as well as return of internally displaced persons and undermines peace building efforts in the region. International community should bring together efforts to eliminate the landmine threat in Azerbaijan,” Caliber.Az reports citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s message on X.

Armenian planted landmines continue threatening the lives of innocent Azerbaijani civilians.

Today, four Azerbaijani civilians became victims of another landmine explosion.

Refusal by Armenia to provide accurate maps of landmines in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan,… pic.twitter.com/SfZM2XoL7M

— MFA Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 (@AzerbaijanMFA) April 2, 2024

Thirty-seven-year-old employee of the Mine Action Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ANAMA) Khayyam Aliyev suffered as a result of a mine explosion on April 2.

The incident occurred during the mine clearance work in Sarijali village of the Aghdam district, liberated from occupation.

Aliyev's condition is satisfactory.

An investigation is underway at the Aghdam District Prosecutor's Office.

Earlier, a landmine detonated in Chayli village of the Tartar district, leaving three wounded.

Polad Ismayilov, 55, Arzuman Taghizade, 32, and Elmir Baghirov, 18, were grazing animals.