President's aide highlights mine risks in Azerbaijan on International Awareness Day

Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev has shared a publication on his X account in connection with the mine threat in Azerbaijan.

“4 April - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. As a result of Armenia's 30-year-long military occupation, liberated territories of Azerbaijan are densely contaminated with the landmines by Armenia,” Caliber.Az quotes Hajiyev as saying in the post.

“Mines, explosive remnants of war, and improvised explosive devices continue to cause death to our civilians and injury and impede reconstruction and rebuilding efforts and return of IDPs. Civilians, as well as children, are among the victims,” he added.