BAKU, Azerbaijan.

 A special report on the mine terror of Armenia against Azerbaijan has been prepared, Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva said, Trend reports.

She made the remark at an event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).

Aliyeva informed the participants of the event that the existing mine problem in Karabakh slows down the process of the safe return of former internally displaced persons to their native lands, seriously impedes the reconstruction and construction work carried out in the region, as well as the peace process.

She noted that fact-finding missions were carried out both during the second Karabakh war and in the post-war period, and a special operational report was prepared, which contains information about the continuation of mine terror and the non-issuance of mine maps.

Sabina Aliyeva noted that the prepared documents were submitted to international and regional organizations working in the field of human rights, as well as to national human rights institutions of various countries.

Most of the liberated lands of Azerbaijan were exposed to mines and unexploded ordnance laid by Armenia during the occupation.

Immediately after the end of the second Karabakh war, Azerbaijan has begun to clear these territories from mines and unexploded ordnance. To date, a lot of work has been done. Despite this, many mines and explosives still remain in the liberated areas.