Jeyhun Bayramov: Demands of Azerbaijani eco-activists have yet to be met

The demands of the Azerbaijani eco-activists in the demonstrations on the Khankandi-Lachin road have not yet been met, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov told a meeting with the representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in the country military attachés, Report informs.

According to him, the reasons of the protest were announced at a briefing two days ago: “At the same time, during the past two days, we have witnessed the lies used for manipulations.”

It is already the fourth day that Azerbaijani eco-activists have been protesting on the Shusha-Khankandi road against the illegal exploitation of natural resources.

Azerbaijani activists and members of environmental NGOs demand to put an end to eco-terror in the Karabakh economic region.

As a result of the discussions held on December 3 and 7, 2022, with the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, Azerbaijani specialists from the Ministries of Economy, Ecology and Natural Resources, the State Service for Property Issues under the Ministry of Economy and AzerGold CJSC were to conduct primary monitoring on illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in the territory of Azerbaijan. But the monitoring failed as a result of a provocation.