"The theme of today’s conference is of particular relevance for Azerbaijan and humanity in general. Azerbaijan ranks among the countries with the most mine and unexploded ordinance contamination worldwide due to the deliberate policy pursued by Armenia," said President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in his address to the participants of the International Conference “Mine Action – The Path to Reaching Sustainable Development Goals”, APA reports.
"In 2020, Azerbaijan put an end to Armenia’s occupation of its lands, and our country secured a historic victory as an outcome of a 44-day Patriotic War. In the aftermath of Armenia’s 30 years-long aggression, over 1 million Azerbaijanis were expelled from their native lands and subjected to ethnic cleansing. While our cities and villages were razed to the ground and our people's historical, cultural and religious heritage deliberately annihilated.
According to initial estimates, Armenia had not stopped there and planted over 1.5 million mines across our lands throughout the occupation," it was noted in the address.
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