more than 260 citizens of Azerbaijan died or suffered from November 2020 as a result of undermining on mines established by Armenia, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, speaking with a speech at the opening ceremony of the 31st Summit of the Arab States League in Algeria.
“We today suffer from mine terror. Armenia during the occupation of the Azerbaijani territories established more than 1 million minutes. After the war in November 2020, more than 260 citizens of Azerbaijan were killed or injured as a result of undermining these mines,” Interfax quotes. Azerbaijan the words of the head of the Azerbaijani state.
The President noted that Azerbaijan two years ago – in the fall of 2020 – laid an end to the conflict with Armenia and the military way, on the basis of the UN Charter, liberated its territories. “Armenia pursued a policy of ethnic cleaning against Azerbaijan, committed acts of vandalism on the Azerbaijani lands. After the liberation of these territories, we saw that everything was destroyed by Armenia. Cities, villages … This is a manifestation of Islamophobia by Armenia.”
Ilham Aliyev added that Azerbaijan is currently carrying out restoration work in the liberated territories: “We ourselves are restoring these territories, at the expense of our own resources, international donor organizations do not help us.”
The President also noted that Azerbaijan is interested in expanding cooperation with the League of the Arab states and with the countries of the organization: “Azerbaijan has since 2006, and we want to expand cooperation.”
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