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Pomegranate Mammadli: “The action of a country with a low environmental rating in Karabakh will not be taken seriously”
From the morning of December 12 Azerbaijan representative of a group of non-governmental organizations, a media representative and a social activist Russia closed the Shusha-Khankendi road, which is under the temporary control of peacekeepers.
Action participants Azerbaijan illegal exploitation of mineral deposits protest saying what they did Khojaly and although they wanted to go to Khankendi, the peacekeeping contingent did not allow them.
Activists, presented by the local media as eco-activists, set up tents in the area Russia commander of peacekeeping forces general-they demanded a meeting with Major Andrey Volkov.
Until the last hours Russia Command of the Peacekeeping Contingent general Andrey Volkov did not publish any statement about the action.
What is happening?
On December 3, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources announced that Russian peacekeepers were temporarily deployed Azerbaijan deposits in its territory are exploited illegally.
The Ministry noted that the illegal exploitation of minerals in those areas causes environmental damage and wants to send a group of experts to the region for investigation and monitoring of the area.
Although it is said that negotiations were held with the command of the Russian Peacekeepers regarding the matter, a dispute arose regarding the passage to the territory. The only one connecting Karabakh to Armenia car the activity of the road has been stopped. After 3 hours of negotiations, the road was restored.
Nevertheless, the issue was on the agenda of both sides.
On December 11, the separatist regime in Karabakh reported that the planned monitoring of the mines under the control of the Russian peacekeeping contingent did not take place. disclosure spread
It is reported that December 10in Azerbaijan the party sent a letter to the command of the peacekeeping contingent about its intention to monitor the mines in Agdara. The command also allowed a one-time visual inspection of the said mines.
“The said plan was not agreed with the leadership of the Republic of Artsakh (as the Armenians call the separatist regime in Karabakh – ed.) and the organizations involved in the development of mines, and residents of nearby settlements spontaneously prevented this group from entering the territory of the mines,” the information emphasizes.
After that, the Azerbaijani side in the mentioned area action organized.
Baku He gave a note
Baku He sent a note to Moscow for the non-fulfillment of the planned monitoring of the mines in the areas where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed.
About this, the press service department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan chief “Azertaj” state with reference to Aykhan Hajizade news agency reported.
The presidents have spoken
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 12 Inspiration Call Aliyev did.
Russia during a phone conversation, Azerbaijan and Armenia 20 of the leaders20year 10 November 11, 2021 january and November 26, as well as some practical aspects of the implementation of the agreements dated October 31 this year, including plans for the restoration of economic and logistical relations in the South Caucasus, were discussed.
The heads of state also exchanged views on future contacts. Today, the Russian head of state also spoke with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan by phone spoke. Armenia Issued by the Cabinet of Ministers informationalso noted that Pashinyan He informed Putin about the situation on the Lachin road.
Ankara footprint in action?
Armenian political scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan considers that there is one important thing in the “cheap show” prepared by Azerbaijanis on the Shusha-Khankendi road:
“They are now fighting against Russian peacekeepers, not Armenians. They do everything to upset them and cause a clash. After that it’s official Baku from the behavior of Russian peacekeepers complaint will begin to do and will bring up the issue of solving the “problem with the peacekeepers”. Here they encounter the minimum plan and the maximum plan. The minimum task is to send the troops of other countries, especially Turkey, to Artsakh. The maximum task is the removal of Russian peacekeepers. I think everyone understands that this is a program developed jointly with Ankara.”
Activists for the first time protest does
Karabakh from occupation free it is possible to go to the designated area only with permission and action most of its participants operate in Baku.
They are the first to exploit minerals in the country protest they do. However, for years, various international organizations and independent media have been spreading information about the exploitation of minerals in Azerbaijan by the Aliyev family. For example, the Organized Crime and Corruption Journalism Project (OCCRP) Azerbaijan first wrote a study about his family’s gold business.
Although it has been proven by many investigations that the mining industry in Dashkasan and Gadabey is completely under the control of the Aliyevs, no activist or eco-activist has yet protested against it.
“The issue is not only about ecology”
Human rights defender Pomegranate Mammadli told Meydan TV that the problem in Karabakh is not only an environmental issue.
“Do the action organizers want to prepare international public opinion with this kind of event? The issue is not only about ecology. There are unfulfilled provisions of the ceasefire document signed by 3 heads of state 2 years ago. Armenian military compounds should leave the area, transport routes should be opened, goods passing through Lachin should be identified, etc. At the same time, mandatory IDPs must return, that is, there are many issues that official Baku does not put in a consistent and comprehensive form at the international level,” he said.
Pomegranate Mammadli believes that it is understandable that the action of December 12 has the purpose of pressure:
“They want to prepare the ground for discontent on a public scale. But it should not be expressed in this way. If the provisions of the document signed 2 years ago execution if it is not done, the policy makers of the state should raise the issues consistently. For example, Russia military where the contingent is located Khojaly, why does he not bring up the return of Azerbaijanis who once lived in Khojavand, Karkijahan, Malibeyli and other villages? Or 2020In the statement of November 2018, it is stated that the Azerbaijani side guarantees the passage of such and such goods and citizens through Lachin. Well, when you say goods and citizens, what goods, military, humanitarian or which citizens are meant? These issues should be clarified.”
According to him, the government should first of all promote the realization of the requirements of the tripartite statement:
“Does the government consider people’s property rights so unimportant? To be honest, I don’t know what program the government has on this issue. But an action is being held in the gold mines regarding the environmental disaster. However, Azerbaijan is among the third world countries with the lowest rating in the world due to environmental problems. It will not be taken seriously if the people of such a country hold an action in Karabakh. I repeat once again, the government of the statement signed 2 years ago execution must demand the realization of the non-existent provisions”.