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By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan’s National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) has examined and cleared 28,620 square-meters of border areas on June 29, Trend reported.

During the inspection in the front-line areas, ANAMA found five unexploded ordnance (UXOs) fired by Armenia.

The agency inspected 10 craters from shells on the farm in the Chayli village of Terter region, and discovered four unexploded engines of Grad rocket “9M22U”. The ammunition was later defused.

In the Horadiz town of Fuzuli region, there were examined three craters in the sown area and revealed one unexploded mortar round of A-462 122mm.

Currently, special rapid response teams of ANAMA with minesweeper dogs continue their operations for detecting UXBs in the border settlements.

Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. Since the war, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities.

While the OSCE Minsk Group acted as the only mediator in resolution of the conflict, the occupation of the territory of the sovereign State with its internationally recognized boundaries has been left out of due attention of the international community for years.

Armenia ignores four UN Security Council resolutions on immediate withdrawal from the occupied territory of Azerbaijan, thus keeping tension high in the region.

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