Azerbaijan assigns demining responsibility to Ministry of Emergency Situations - decree

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 27. The Ministry of
Emergency Situations will participate in demining operations
together with relevant state bodies (institutions), Trend reports.

This is reflected in the decree signed by President Ilham Aliyev
on amendments to certain decrees and orders of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan in connection with the implementation of the
Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Demining.”

According to the decree, amendments have also been made to the
“Charter of the Management of the State Historical and
Architectural Reserve ”Icheri Sheher".

Thus, in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan
“On the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments”, the
Administration of the State Historical and Architectural Reserve
“Icheri Sheher” is obliged to authorize demining operations in
areas where immovable historical and cultural monuments are
located, if they are discovered during demining operations in the
reserve.