The 9th Nevsky International Ecological Congress on “Ecology of the Planet: Sustainable Development’’ took place in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Congress is organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of  the Russian Federation , co-chaired by the Federal Council of  the Federal Assembly of  the Russian Federation, with the participation of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member Nations.
Acting Minister of Environment Romanos Petrosyan participated in the Congress.
Acting Minister of Environment of the Republic of Armenia Romanos Petrosyan delivered a speech, in the course of the plenary session of the Congress with the participation of high-ranking officials of governments and parliaments of over three dozen countries, scientists-experts and leading international organizations, presided by Valentina Matvienko, Chairperson of the IPA CIS Council, and Viktoria Abramchenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
Acting Minister of Environment Romanos Petrosyan made a speech.
Acting Minister Romanos Petrosyan used this high-level platform and audience to once again voice and to draw the attention of the international community to the consequences of the aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan in September 2020.
The Acting Minister referred to the war crimes against the people of Artsakh during the 44-day war, to the humanitarian and environmental crisis caused by use of banned weapons.
During the war, the Azerbaijani armed forces used internationally banned cluster munitions, weapons containing white phosphorus or termite substances against the people of Artsakh. Similar actions have caused irreparable damage to the environment, ranging from large-scale wildfires to poisoning of air, soil, water, flora and fauna.
Romanos Petrosyan dwelt on the continued  aggression and harassments of the Azerbaijani side against the Republic of Armenia after the end of the war.