WORLD COMMUNITY STILL INDIFFERENT TOWARDS ECOLOGICAL TERROR IN LACHIN – ECOLOGY MINISTRY
Author: S.Babayeva
TREND Information, Azerbaijan
March 30 2006
The world community till remains indifferent towards the terror in the
Azerbaijani territory under the Armenian occupation, the Azerbaijani
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources told Trend.
At present red oak trees are cut in the Armenian-occupied territory of
Lachin and Gubadly districts for sale to foreign countries with respect
to use further in the production of cognac, nut trees for manufacturing
of furniture. Moreover, wild animal are hunted in these regions.
“As the territory is out of control of the international organizations
and the Azerbaijani government, the ecological convention is grossly
violated and the world community still has not estimated the true
essence of the situation,” the Ministry underlined.
One of the biggest state nature reserves – Gubadly State Reserve,
which was placed in the territory of Gubadly District, has turned out
under the Armenian occupation from 1993. The total area of the reserve
which covers Basarat, Deshtakhat, Muradkhanly, Yukhari Amudurkh of
Gubadly District, Yukhari Farajan, Ashagi Farajan, Suarasi Gishlak
and Khanlar villages of Lachin District and Khojabird, Arpa Gadik and
Tag villages of Nagorno-Karabakh region, is 22,000h. The reserve is
in the territory of Boyuk Kirs, Bala Kirs and Maral mountains in the
height of 1500-1600m over the sea level.