Since the end of the 2020 conflict with Armenia, Azerbaijan continues to grapple with the enduring danger of landmines scattered across its regained territories.
Azerbaijan cannot yet provide a timeline for the large-scale return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to extensive landmine contamination in former conflict zones, the country’s presidential representative on special assignments, Elchin Amirbayov, said on Thursday.
Finland and Lithuania are set to begin domestic production of anti-personnel landmines next year after announcing plans to quit the Ottawa Convention, citing the threat from Russia.
Authorities in Nigeria’s Borno state have called for stronger security after a deadly landmine blast left several bus passengers dead and others critically injured.
Armenia continues to remain the biggest producer of landmines in the South Caucasus region, said Hikmet Hajiyev, Azerbaijan's President Assistant in today's post on the platform X
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