BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. As part of the
project “Supporting the Fight Against the Threat of Landmines and
Explosive Remnants of War,” implemented by the International
Eurasian Press Fund with joint support from the Agency for State
Support of Non-Governmental Organizations of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the Karabakh Revival Fund, and coordinated by the
Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), two training
sessions were held in the village of Hasanriz in the Aghdara
District, which has been liberated from occupation.


This was reported by the International Eurasian Press Fund
(IEPF).


Meanwhile, it is noted that both training sessions, aimed at
raising awareness about the dangers of landmines and explosive
ordnance, were organized at the secondary school in the village of
Hasanriz, Aghdara District.


In his opening remarks, project manager Khudaverdi Guliyev
discussed the progress of the project and expressed gratitude to
the donor organizations and partners who provided support for its
implementation. He emphasized that risks associated with landmines
and explosive ordnance persist in the liberated territories, noting
the importance of informing the public, especially children and
adolescents, about these dangers.







Raisa Niftaliyeva, director of the secondary school in the
village of Hasanriz, expressed her gratitude for the organization
of informational and educational training sessions at the school on
such an important topic as the danger of landmines, and noted the
importance of such events in raising students’ awareness of safety
rules. Next, Ruslan Ibrahimbayli, Regional Administrative Director
of the International Eurasian Press Fund, and Nazakat Aslanova, the
mother of Khayal Aslanov, a martyr of the Second Karabakh War, a
resident of the Aghdara region, and an employee of the IEPF, spoke
about the seriousness of the threat posed by landmines and
explosive devices in the Aghdara region and, in particular, in all
liberated territories.


Later, during a training session conducted by instructor Kamran
Mammadli as part of the Mine and Explosive Awareness (MEA) program,
participants were provided with detailed information about mines
and their types, improvised mines and booby traps, unexploded
ordnance, the main characteristics of mine-hazard zones, rules of
conduct when encountering a suspicious or dangerous object, the
need to stay away from hazardous areas, and how to notify the
relevant authorities.


Meanwhile, the main objective of this project is to support the
protection of human life and health, reduce the number of mine
incidents, and strengthen preventive safety measures by raising
awareness of the dangers of mines and explosive ordnance among the
population working, studying, participating in the return process,
and generally residing in the liberated Aghdam, Aghdara, and
Khojaly regions, as well as in the city of Khankendi.