Hikmat Hajiyev: Armenia hypocritically continues mine-planting policy

Armenia still continues to pursue mine-planting policy, and the international community has been informed about this, Hikmat Hajiyev, assistant to the president of Azerbaijan, head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, told journalists, Report informs from Shusha.

He said that as part of the conference in Shusha, Azerbaijani humanitarian aid agenda is also brought to the attention of the public: “In particular, the participants of the event were informed about the policy of vandalism pursued by Armenia during the occupation. Throughout the journey, they saw the destroyed territories. Detailed information is also provided on Armenia's mine-planting policy over the years, the humanitarian problems that Azerbaijan faces because of this, as well as the problems associated with mine-clearing.”

Hajiyev noted that recently, as part of the “Retribution” operation, the Azerbaijani army took control of some military posts in the Kalbajar-Lachin direction: “Only in one place, more than 900 anti-personnel mines were found, which were manufactured in Armenia in 2021. This once again indicates that Armenia is hypocritically continuing its mine-planting policy."