Armenians in Karabakh blocked the monitoring of mines by representatives of Baku/UPDATED/

Baku/10.12.22/Turan: The monitoring of mineral mines in Karabakh (the former Mardakert region) scheduled for December 10 by representatives of the Ministry of Ecology and the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan was disrupted by the Armenian side.

Recall that the representatives of Baku were supposed to inspect the Gyzylbulag gold deposit and the Demirli copper-molybdenum deposit.

At the entrance to the indicated deposits, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, the convoy of vehicles was stopped and not allowed to enter the territory of the mines. The road was blocked by dozens of young people in civilian clothes.

Negotiations between the command of the peacekeepers and the Armenian side did not produce any results.

At the same time, the separatist leaders made it clear that they did not intend to allow representatives of the state bodies of Azerbaijan to enter the mineral deposits.

In particular, the new head of the "government" Ruben Vardanyan stated that he does not see the future of Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan and Karabakh does not recognize the laws of Azerbaijan.

Official Baku has not yet made statements on this issue.

Recall that the above-mentioned mines have been operated since 1992 by Bays Metals, registered in London. In 2015, residents of the surrounding villages demanded to stop the operation of the mine due to the fact that waste from processing was dumped into the Sarsang reservoir for a long time and this led to the mass death of fish. -02B-

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2022 December 10 (Saturday) 13:55:06

Azerbaijani specialists begin monitoring in Karabakh

Baku/10.12.22/Turan: On December 10, Azerbaijani specialists will begin monitoring in connection with the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in the territory of Karabakh, the joint report of the Ministry of Economics and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.

Based on the results of the negotiations held on December 3 and 7 with the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent on December 3 and 7, 2022, from Saturday, employees of the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Ecology, the State Property Services and “AzerGold” CJSC begin preliminary monitoring to investigate the facts of illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in Karabakh, the press release further notes.

During the monitoring, it is planned to inspect mineral deposits the gold ore “Gyzylbulag” and the copper-molybdenum “Demirli.” In addition, it is planned to monitor in various areas of activity, organize cadastral registration of property, assess potential damage and risks to the environment, sources of groundwater and surface water. --06B-