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Azerbaijani ecologists and NGO activists continue protests on Lachin-Shusha road VIDEO
Shusha, December 14, AZERTAC
Azerbaijani ecologists and NGO representatives have been protesting since December 12, on the Lachin-Shusha road over the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits, especially the Gizilbulag gold and Damirli copper-molybdenum deposits located in the Azerbaijani territories, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily deployed.
The protesters demand the meeting with Commander of peacekeeping contingent Major General Andrei Volkov, as well as the access to the Gizilbulag gold and Damirli copper-molybdenum deposits.
On December 9, a group of Azerbaijani ecologists and NGO activists appealed to Commander of peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation temporarily deployed in the Karabakh economic region of the Republic of Azerbaijan Major General Andrei Volkov over the cases of illegal exploitation in the Gizilbulag gold and Damirli copper-molybdenum deposits in the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, where the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Federation is temporarily deployed.