BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. As many as 421
people fell into mines, 72 of whom lost their lives from November
10, 2020, through April 1, 2026, Assistant to the President of
Azerbaijan—Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the
Presidential Administration, Hikmet Hajiyev, wrote on his X page on
the occasion of the International Mine Awareness Day, Trend reports.
"Around 12 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory is contaminated
with 1.5 million more landmines by Armenia during a 30-year-long
occupation. Since 2020 — in peacetime — 400+ civilians have been
killed or severely injured. Landmine contamination obstructs
reconstruction and rebuilding projects in the Karabakh and Eastern
Zangazur regions of Azerbaijan and the safe and dignified return of
former IDPs. These are not just numbers. These are lives cut short,
families shattered, futures stolen. Demining is not only a
technical process. It is about justice. It is about human dignity.
It is about the fundamental right of people to return home safely,"
he noted.
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