The Ministry of Environment, in response to the media spread “Plane Tree Park: “Are the Aliyevs already moving freely through the Syunik region?” wrote the following in a note.
“The area depicted in the spread photo is not the territory of “Plane Tree Park” state sanctuary, but the continuation of the habitat of the plane tree species in the territory of Azerbaijan, which continues in the valley of the Tsav River, which is not in the territory of the Republic of Armenia.
“Plane Tree Park” state sanctuary, the area of which is 64.2 hectares, is located in the administrative territory of Nerkin Hand settlement of Syunik region of the Republic of Armenia, under the protection of “Zangezur” Biosphere Complex.
Prior to the war, border columns with clear coordinates were installed there, which was not changed.
Attached is the first border photo of “Plane Tree Park” state sanctuary, which was placed on the border of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan according to the border coordinates before the war and which has not been changed.
“We urge to refrain from spreading obvious misinformation and deliberately manipulating information to the public,” the statement said.