On December 18, the Hague-based Azerbaijanis staged a protest
and march against eco-terrorism and Armenia’s exploitation of
natural resources in Azerbaijani territory, Azernews reports.
The Netherlands-Azerbaijan organization organized the action to
inform the general public in Europe aware of the increasing illegal
exploitation of the natural resources of Azerbaijan by Armenians
and the Russian peacekeeping contingent temporarily stationed in
the region. The protesters also criticized the peacekeepers for
preventing the Azerbaijani experts from monitoring the deposits
under illicit exploitation.
Declaring their support for the demands of the Azerbaijani
demonstrators in Karabakh, the action participants chanted
anti-ecological terrorism slogans.
It was emphasized that Armenians’ long history of environmental
terrorism poses a threat to the entire region. Participants in the
action urged politicians and international organizations to respond
adequately to the problem and not remain silent in the face of such
criminal acts.
To recap, following discussions with the command of the Russian
peacekeeping contingent on December 3 and 7, 2022, Azerbaijani
specialists from the Ministries of Economy, Ecology, and Natural
Resources, the State Service for Property Issues under the Ministry
of Economy, and AzerGold CJSC were to conduct primary monitoring on
illegal exploitation of mineral deposits on Azerbaijani territory.
However, the monitoring failed due to the provocation of ethnic
Armenians. The peaceful protest continues for the eighth day.
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