Iran is considering allowing European nations to remove mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a potential climbdown that could form part of a deal to normalize shipping in the waterway and ease peace negotiations with the United States, Bloomberg reported.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appealed to the international community regarding the serious injuries of its two citizens as a result of a mine explosion in Aghdere.
A non-governmental organization (NGO) employee was injured in a landmine explosion on August 3 in the area of Chardagli village, Azerbaijan's Aghdara district.
An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday after hitting a naval mine when it deviated from a navigation route designated by Iran, Iranian media reported.
According to ANAMA, over 1,420 hectares of land in liberated territories of Azerbaijan were cleared of mines last week.
The removal of mines from the Strait of Hormuz is to be carried out solely by Iran according to the Islamabad MoU between Tehran and Washington, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in response to French President Macron’s comments.
The need for mine clearance in the Strait of Hormuz means that months will be needed to return navigation there to pre-war figures, CEO of Japan’s NYK Line Takaya Soga told Financial Times in an interview.
It may take from 40 to 50 days to clear the Strait of Hormuz to ensure safe navigation, Reuters reported, citing sources in Western maritime security companies.
Azerbaijan delivered a joint statement on behalf of the cross-regional group of 19 states during the general debate of the 19th session of the Conference of State Parties (COSP19) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), according to the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN.
The total number of casualties since 1991 has exceeded 3,500, of which 427 have been injured since 2020
A total of 101 anti-tank mines, 48 anti-personnel mines, and 412 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) were detected and neutralized in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan from May 1 through May 7.
U.S. President Donald Trump ended a meeting in the White House Situation Room without announcing his final decision on whether to approve a deal to pause the three-month-old Iran war, an administration official said.
More than 270,000 hectares of land have been cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance in Azerbaijan since November 2020, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) Vugar Suleymanov said at the WUF13 in Baku.
According to Bashir Hajiyev, the special presidential representative for the Kalbajar region, the majority of mines currently located in Azerbaijan are situated within the Kalbajar region
A total of 2,129 hectares of land were cleared of mines in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories on May 1-11, according to the weekly report by Azerbaijan’s National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) on humanitarian demining operations.
Azerbaijani army servicemen Muhammad Huseynov and Kamil Gaflanov were injured on May 11 after stepping on a mine while performing their official duties in the Kalbajar district, according to Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry.
The amendments provide for benefits for the children of sappers killed in the line of duty
A group of Azerbaijani NGOs has addressed an open letter to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council António Costa, the heads of state and governments participating in the 8th European Political Community Summit and the EU-Armenia Summit.
A total of 7,788.8 hectares of land were cleared of mines in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories in April, according to the weekly report by Azerbaijan’s National Agency for Mine Action ( …
Over 1.5 million mines were planted on Azerbaijani lands during the occupation
