He said that more than half of the forests on these lands were destroyed during the occupation. They were cut down for various purposes, which led to the extinction of flora and fauna of this zone.
In addition, for years, Armenia has been polluting the transboundary Okhchuchay river with industrial waste and heavy metals: "Azerbaijan is a party to international conventions on ecology. Several international organizations were provided with information on the region’s environmental problems in this regard, but so far, there has been no response.”
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