Azerbaijanis protests near Shusha, sing “Karabakh” song
Baku, The Gulf Observer: Azerbaijani activists and members of environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) continue their protests on the section of the road under the control of Russian peacekeepers in the Shusha district, media reports. The protesters demand an end to environmental terrorism in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh economic region.
The participants of the protest chanted various slogans and sang the “Karabakh” song.
Previously, following the negotiations with the Russian peacekeepers’ command on December 3 and 7, 2022, a group of experts from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the State Property Service under the Ministry of Economy, and AzerGold CJSC on December 10, was going to begin the preliminary monitoring in accordance with the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits, as well as the emerging environmental and other consequences of this on the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed.
It was planned to inspect the environmental conditions at the Gizilbulag gold deposit and the Damirli copper-molybdenum deposit, monitor various areas, organize cadastral property records, assess potential risks and threats to the environment, as well as to underground and surface water sources.
However, despite the group’s arrival, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, in the monitoring area, it faced provocations in both directions. Thus, the planned initial inspection and monitoring did not take place due to the fact that the Russian peacekeepers not only did not create the necessary conditions for this but also participated in a deliberate violation of this process.
