Armenia submitted to Azerbaijan all mine maps of liberated
territories as a result of talks held through the Russian Defence
Ministry's mediation on December 4, 2021.
On March 2, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov stated that the low
accuracy of Armenia's minefield maps of Azerbaijani liberated
territories slows the mine-clearance process.
"The demining operations are underway, but people are still
losing their lives. From the end of the 44-day Second Karabakh War
to the present, over 200 people have become victims of mine
explosions in liberated lands," Bayramov said.
He added that the high mine contamination of the liberated
territories hinders the return of former internally displaced
persons to their native lands.
It should be noted that ANAMA, along with the partner countries,
carries out demining activities on its liberated territories.
Moreover, the State Border Service and the Defence Ministry also
demine the liberated lands.
Armenia deliberately and constantly planted mines on Azerbaijani
territories, in violation of the 1949 Geneva Convention, thereby
being a major threat to regional peace, security and
cooperation.
Previously, on June 12, Azerbaijan handed over 15 Armenian
prisoners in exchange for a map detailing the location of 97,000
mines in formerly-occupied Aghdam.
On July 3, Armenia submitted to Azerbaijan maps of about 92,000
anti-tank and anti-personnel mines planted during the occupation of
Fuzuli and Zangilan regions.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a Russia-brokered peace agreement
on November 10, 2020, to end 44 days of fighting and work toward a
comprehensive resolution.
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