BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 20. Azerbaijan is among the five countries in the world in terms of contamination of territories with mines, the Chairperson of the Public Association “Azerbaijan Campaign Against Mines,” Hafiz Safikhanov said at a press conference solely focused on the findings of the project “Strengthening international support to Azerbaijan in demining,” Trend reports.
He mentioned that more than 1.5 million mines have been installed in the territories liberated from occupation.
“This number is expected to increase. The liberated from Armenian occupation territories are home to two mines and unexploded ordnance for every 800,000 individuals,” he noted.
To note, a total of 31 anti-tank mines, 121 anti-personnel mines, and 6,954 unexploded ordnance were detected and neutralized in the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from occupation from August 12 through August 18. About 1,048.7 ha of territory was cleared of mines.