On April 28, in the morning, at the invitation of Azerbaijani officials, a regular meeting was held with a group of participants of an environmental protest lasting 138 days on the Lachin-Khankendi road.
The meeting, held in the administrative building of the Special Representative Office of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Shusha district, was attended by 10 eco-activists who represented the participants of the rally.
At the meeting, the Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Shusha district, Aydin Karimov, noted that a new situation has arisen in connection with the establishment of a checkpoint on the border with Armenia at the beginning of the Lachin-Khankendi road by the units of the State Border Service on the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan on April 23. Therefore, the participants were once again asked to suspend the protest.
Eco-activists declared that they were very pleased with the creation of a border check mechanism by Azerbaijani border guards at the beginning of the Lachin-Khankendi road, which ensures transparency, the rule of law, and traffic safety.
Following the discussions, the representatives of the non-governmental organizations, eco-activists and young volunteers have adopted a statement, saying they temporarily suspend the peaceful protest on April 28, 2023 from 18:00 pm.
“We declare that our requirements to the command of the peacekeeping contingent to stop the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in the territories of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily stationed, and to ensure the environmental monitoring and other consequences remain in force, and if these requirements are not fulfilled, we will resume the peaceful protest,” the statement emphasized.
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