Presidential aide: Armenia-planted landmines - "weapons of mass destruction" to terrorize and kill civilians
Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan - Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev shared a post on the social network X related to the threat posed by mines in our country, Caliber.Az reports.
"Landmine victims of Azerbaijan continue to grow. During 30 year long occupation, Armenia infested the lands of Azerbaijan with millions of landmines. Surveys of landmine incidents demonstrate that most of the explosions occur behind the former line of confrontation, especially in the areas which had no military significance. It is testimony to the fact of deliberate and indiscriminate usage of landmines with the logic 'weapons of mass destruction' to terrorize and kill civilians and deprive them from the right of return," the post reads.
Landmine victims of Azerbaijan continue to grow. During 30 year long occupation, Armenia infested the lands of Azerbaijan with millions of landmines. Surveys of landmine incidents demonstrate that most of the explosions occur behind the former line of confrontation, especially in… pic.twitter.com/gGhFjpvyIx
— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) February 7, 2024