Statement regarding missing Azerbaijani citizens delivered at UN
Baku, October 7, AZERTAC
As part of the fifth meeting of the Third Committee of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Shahriyar Hajiyev, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations, delivered a statement on missing Azerbaijani citizens.
Shahriyar Hajiyev highlighted that the fate and whereabouts of 71 children among more than 4,000 people who went missing in the early 1990s remain a serious humanitarian concern for Azerbaijan in the post-conflict period.
He noted that widespread landmine contamination poses another threat to human lives, including children.
The First Secretary emphasized that landmines deliberately planted since the 1990s have killed or seriously injured more than 3,400 people, including children and young people.
These humanitarian concerns require not only national measures but also strengthened international cooperation.
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