MFA: Landmines planted by Armenia in Azerbaijan have been brought to the attention of the international community 

“As a country suffering from the landmine threat, Azerbaijan has continued to raise international awareness on the threat posed by landmines toward peace and security, the violation of human rights and obstruction to socio-economic development caused by them, as well as the large-scale humanitarian demining operations conducted for the elimination of the landmine threat faced by Azerbaijan,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan said in a statement on the results of 2022, Report informs.

“After the war, the number of landmine victims has reached 276, of which 46 died. Additionally, the challenges arising from the transportation of landmines produced in Armenia in 2021 to, and their planting in Azerbaijan, have been brought to the attention of the international community. Bringing into the spotlight the legal and political responsibility of Armenia for the landmine problem faced by Azerbaijan and attracting international aid to humanitarian demining operations have been set as priority tasks. Azerbaijan was active diplomatically in corresponding formats, including “Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.” During this year, a dialogue was also held with international organizations, including the UN, European Union, NATO, and a number of countries, on cooperation to eliminate the landmine problem in Azerbaijan,” the Ministry said.