Baku hosts discussion on joint efforts to tackle mine threat

A public discussion on "Joint Action Against the Mine Threat: Education, Victim Rights, and International Challenges" was held in Baku, organized by the National NGO Forum of Azerbaijan and the Public Council under the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).

According to Report, the event was timed to coincide with April 4 – International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

The discussion aimed to raise awareness of the mine threat, examine existing challenges, and outline potential solutions.

Speakers included Zaur Ibrahimli, board member of the National NGO Forum of Azerbaijan; Umud Mirzayev, chairman of the Public Council under ANAMA; Rey Karimoglu, chair of the Association of Mine Victims in Azerbaijan; Mushfig Alasgarli, board member of the Press Council; Emil Hasanov, deputy chairman of the Public Council under ANAMA; and Rashad Mehdiyev, council member.

During the event, an appeal from Azerbaijan's NGOs was read in connection with the International Day for Mine Awareness. The session concluded with presentations of photos of mine victims, as well as models of mines and unexploded ordnance.