NGOs , Environment Activits Protest Against Illegal Activities of Armenians in Khankendi Region

Baku/ Azerbaijan: Monitoring Desk – NGO representatives and eco-activists have gathered at Khankendi road on the Shusha-Khankendi route to monitor what they see as the illegal activities of Armenians in the territories of Azerbaijan. They are protesting against the conduct of Russian peacekeepers who are  stationed here temporarily.

Javid Shahverdiyev, Director of Avrasia.Net and Center for the Development of Democratic Reforms of Azerbaijan shared from the spot that more than 500 activists are participating in the action, which has been going on for almost 24 hours. Tents were set up and bonfires were lit. The protesters blocked the road to Khankendi and demanded that the commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces temporarily stationed in the Karabakh economic region, Major General Andrey Volkov, come to the area.

The action will continue until Andrey Volkov, the commander of Russian armed forces supporting Armenian separatism under the name of “Peacemaker”, does not listen to the protest. “Kharibulbul” hotel in Shusha provides food to the participants of the action.