Azerbaijani activists participating in the protests in Shusha invited Armenians in Karabakh to join them, a social activist and a resident of the Kalbajar district Hajar Abbasli told Report.
“We have come here to present our demands to the peacekeepers. We call for an end to environmental terrorism. We are here to bring our rightful demands to the attention of the head of the peacekeepers. We call on all Armenians in Karabakh to support us. Because they are our citizens. They should not be silent about the environmental terrorism that is happening. We invite Armenians living in Karabakh to join our protest here.”
Currently, the protests on the road under the control of Russian peacekeepers continue in the Shusha district.
The protesters demand that the commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces temporarily stationed in the Karabakh economic region, Major General Andrey Volkov, come to the area.
The main goal of the demonstration is to achieve an opportunity to monitor the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in the territories of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed, as well as the resulting environmental and other consequences.