Türkiye calls on Armenia to hand over accurate maps of minefields to Azerbaijan

Türkiye calls on Armenia to hand over accurate maps of minefields in the liberated territories to Azerbaijan, Turkish Foreign Ministry said on the occasion of the April 4 - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

According to Report, the ministry said the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed April 4 as the "International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action" to draw attention to the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance.

"We share the security concerns of countries such as Afghanistan, long threatened by mine contamination, and Azerbaijan, whose liberated territories contain many undetected mines. We call on Armenia to hand over accurate mine maps to Azerbaijan.

We reaffirm our continued strong support, both on the ground and in international fora, for countries tackling the mine risk," the ministry said.