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Azerbaijani FM: Contamination of territories with landmines and other explosives is most serious obstacle for restoration and construction works

Baku, December 13, AZERTAC

“Contamination of territories with landmines and other explosives is the most serious obstacle for restoration and construction works. Armenia’s failure to provide Azerbaijan with complete and accurate information on all mine fields, on the contrary, continuing to plant new mines in our territories, is a serious concern as an additional proof of Armenia’s lack of interest in ensuring peace,” said Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov at the meeting of Azerbaijani, Turkish and Turkmen FMs in Awaza.
“Eliminating the grave consequences of the 30 years of occupation and ensuring the safe and dignified return of our citizens displaced from their homelands is the most important priority for Azerbaijan after the end of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan,” the FM mentioned.
For this purpose, large-scale restoration and construction works are being carried out in our territories liberated from occupation. It is noteworthy that this year the first group of IDPs has already returned to their homes. This is the first step towards the practical implementation of the “Great Return” program, which will cover about 700,000 Azerbaijani IDPs,” the minister added.

Foreign policy 2022-12-13 21:03:00