“Representatives of the civil society of Azerbaijan protest against the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in the country’s territories, where the Russian peacekeepers are temporarily deployed, and serious damage to the environment as a result of this exploitation,” Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told the French President in a telephone conversation on December 23, Report informs.
President Ilham Aliyev emphasized that there is no obstacle to the residents living in Azerbaijani territories, where the Russian peacekeepers are temporarily deployed, to use this road for civil and humanitarian purposes, and that the passage of medical vehicles is ensured through the local office of the International Committee of the Red Cross without the need for other institutions.
The head of state said that the main demand of the civil society representatives is to stop the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits and to ensure environmental monitoring activities in the territory.