International Youth Platform for Protection of the Rights of Mine Victims established

The International Youth Platform for the Protection of the Rights of Mine Victims was established as part of the international symposium "Youth for Environment and Sustainable Development" with the partnership of the Eurasian Regional Center of the Youth Forum of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the island of Borneo (Indonesia).

Report informs that in this regard, international experts and young activists from ASEAN countries held a meeting on the topic "Youth fight against mines" and adopted a corresponding statement.

Jalal Mirzoyev, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Indonesia, Kayser Nawab, Executive Director of the Commission for Science and Technology in the South, Vusal Gurbanov, acting Director of the Eurasian Regional Center of the OIC Youth Forum, Majda Kovac, representative of the Federal Agency for Civil Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina spoke about the importance of creating a platform against the backdrop of the heavy consequences of mines for humanity caused by conflicts, as well as about the prospects of the platform.

The head of the Department of the Mine Action Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ANAMA) Ramil Azizov said that more than 300 Azerbaijanis died over the past two years alone from the explosion of mines that were laid in Karabakh during the Armenian occupation.