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Armenia may deliver new maps of minefields in Karabakh to Azerbaijan "if an atmosphere of trust is created," Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said during a press briefing, Trend reports.

„Currently, the Armenian side is trying to create new maps through surveys. If there is an atmosphere of trust, the Armenian side may discuss handing them over to Azerbaijan, but this time with the participation of the international community“, he said.

Illegal exploitation and looting of Azerbaijani natural resources continues in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, where Russian Federation peacekeepers are currently stationed.

The facts about the illegal exploitation of minerals, metals, timber, drinking water and other water resources are reflected in the reports and resolutions adopted by the OSCE, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Environment Program (UNEP) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

The UK will continue to be a reliable partner of Azerbaijan, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in his message at VIII Global Baku Forum - "The World after COVID-19", Trend reports.

The message of the British prime minister was read by the deputy head of the British diplomatic mission in Baku, Philip Barclay.

The European Union welcomes the actions taken by Armenia and Azerbaijan and facilitated by Georgia that led to the release by Azerbaijan of 15 Armenian detainees and the handing over by Armenia of maps of mined areas on Saturday, Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said in a statement.