Azerbaijani President Ilham Əliyev addressed international conference participants on "Fighting Mines - The Road to Sustainable Development Goals" held in Baku.

The EPA reports that Hikmat Hadjiev, assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, director of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration.

In his address, the president said that the theme of the conference was special for Azerbaijan and humanity: "As a result of the nearly 30 years of Armenia's occupation, Azerbaijan is among the most polluted countries in the world."

The President of Azerbaijan noted that the removal of land from mines is one of the government's top priorities.