TREND News Agency, Azerbaijan
Oct 12 2007
Armenian-occupied territory of Azerbaijan Represents Problems for
Environment: Azerbaijani Minister
Serbia, Belgrade / corr Trend E.Huseynli / The Azerbaijani Government
cannot guarantee ecological security in the occupied territory of
Azerbaijan and it represents problems for the environment, Huseyngulu
Bagirov, the Azerbaijani Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources,
said on 11 October in Belgrade during the 6th Conference of Ecology
Ministers.
The minister especially stressed the pollution of Serseng water
reservoir located in the territory of Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani
territory and transborder rivers, which supply Azerbaijan with
drinkable water.
To prevent the pollution of transborder waters the Azerbaijan
Government installed water treatment devices. The minister regarded
the pollution of transborder rivers as national ecological problem.
With respect to climatic changes damaging Azerbaijan, the minister
noted the frequent overfloods in the Big Caucasus which has doubled
since mid 20th century. Global ecological problem made the Caspian
level fluctuating. Over the last 30 years the sea level increased by
2.5 times ad over 10,000h of lands turnover out under water. The
country experienced a damage worth $2bln.
The minister said that Azerbaijan established a special commission on
management of hard garbage line with the international standards.