BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 19. Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry strongly condemns and rejects the assertion of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia dated March 18, which
demonstrates the continuation of groundless territorial claims
towards Azerbaijan, goals at undermining the territorial integrity
and sovereignty of Azerbaijan, and grossly interferes in its
inside affairs, Trend studies citing the commentary by Aykhan
Hajizada, MFA Spokesperson.
“We as soon as once more urge Armenia, which is unable to just accept the
return of former IDPs, victims of Armenia’s ethnic cleaning
coverage, to their homelands, to just accept the truth that got here to be
because of the 44-Day Patriotic War, and to chorus from
aggressive steps and revanchist insurance policies.
To label the return of Azerbaijani IDPs to their houses as a
“violation” of the Trilateral Statement and “illegal settlement” is
yet one more clear manifestation of hypocrisy by Armenia, which, in
violation of worldwide regulation and 4 UN Security Council
resolutions, stored the territories of Azerbaijan underneath occupation
for 30 years, forcibly expelled about 1 million Azerbaijanis from
their homelands, and brutally destroyed all Azerbaijani historic
and spiritual monuments within the area. This assertion demonstrates
Armenia’s characteristic of racial discrimination and hatred.
At the identical time, this assertion demonstrates that Armenia, a
monoethnic state that has pursued a large-scale coverage of ethnic
cleaning towards Azerbaijanis for many years, has not shunned
the abhorrent objective pursued by unlawful settlement of Armenians not
solely from its personal territory, but additionally from the nations of the
Middle East within the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, in addition to
“Armeniazation” of Azerbaijani territories, and the objective of
hindering the return of Azerbaijanis in each attainable manner.
The reference to the settlements of Azerbaijan by fictitious
names is one other signal of Armenia’s territorial claims towards
Azerbaijan. It appears that Armenia, which has simply turn out to be acquainted
with worldwide regulation and the precept of respect for territorial
integrity, ought to proceed its enlightenment on this space.
The Prague and Sochi Statements demand Armenia to finish its
territorial claims towards Azerbaijan, and to acknowledge and respect
the latter’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Nevertheless,
the just lately escalating rhetoric of the political management of
Armenia, together with the aforementioned assertion by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Armenia, aggressive statements, particularly the
actions aimed instantly on the territorial integrity and sovereignty
of Azerbaijan, show that Armenia yet one more time doesn’t
intend to make the most of the historic alternative for peace.
The declare by Armenia that Azerbaijan, who initiated the signing
of a peace treaty after the conflict of 2020, offered the 5 fundamental
rules for constructing relations and the textual content of the peace
settlement, is just not within the peace settlement, is one other
apparent instance of deception. It is well-known that Armenia, which
didn’t reply to Azerbaijan’s proposal to signal a peace settlement
for greater than a yr, after which conditioned the signing of a peace
settlement to the delimitation course of that normally takes an extended
time, and to different damaging proposals, obstructs the peace
treaty underneath varied pretexts, exaggerating sure parts and
creating confusion about its essence.
With such statements, Armenia is making an attempt to cowl up its
synthetic delaying of the peace treaty negotiation course of, as
effectively as its latest blow to the method by refusing to attend the
subsequent spherical of negotiations in December 2022.
As it’s recognized, even earlier than the 2020 conflict, from the primary day
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan got here to energy, the chain of
provocations dedicated by Armenia, each verbally and in motion,
undermined the negotiation course of on the settlement of the previous
Armenia-Azerbaijan battle and led to a critical improve in
rigidity within the area. It can be well-known that underneath the
management of N.Pashinyan, Armenia adopted a army doctrine and
a nationwide safety technique that envisages the idea of “a brand new
conflict for brand new territories” and defines the nation’s strategic objective
within the negotiation course of as preserving the outcomes of the conflict and
that after the July 2020 clashes, following the impunity syndrome,
Armenia put ahead 7 unjustified situations towards
Azerbaijan.
Armenia, not forgetting its sample of placing ahead
situations, now interferes with the method of reintegration of the
Armenian residents of Azerbaijan. In order to forestall Azerbaijan’s
decided exercise within the route of conducting a dialogue with
the Armenian residents, the Armenian facet does provocations that
induce the representatives of the Armenian residents to oppose the
proposal on holding the following dialogue in Baku, whereas placing
ahead 3 situations for the method. It appears that the Armenian
facet has not tailored to Azerbaijan’s profitable dialogue with the
Armenian residents within the final two years on the development of the
new Lachin highway, the Sarsang reservoir and a in variety of different
instructions. The undeniable fact that the Armenian facet doesn’t conceal its
hostile angle in the direction of the time period “reintegration” and describes
this idea as a problem to dialogue and peace, signifies its
intention to proceed its groundless territorial claims underneath new
kinds and new names. If the Armenian facet is serious about peace in
the area, it ought to cease the makes an attempt to intervene with and
hinder resolute reintegration contacts of the central authorities
of Azerbaijan with the Armenian residents.
The makes an attempt of the Armenian Foreign Ministry to persuade the
worldwide neighborhood that this nation is just not a monoethnic state
could be thought of as Armenia’s first steps in the direction of understanding
that monoethnicity is definitely an anomaly within the multi-ethnic
Caucasus area. Regarding the claims of Armenia towards the
success of Azerbaijan as a multinational state, allow us to notice that it
is well-known that many ethnic peoples dwell in situations of unity
and stability within the territory of Azerbaijan, and contribute to the
success of the state, and maintain plenty of excessive positions,
together with the membership on the Milli Majlis (Parliament). The
Armenian facet ought to perceive that the citizenship of the
Republic of Azerbaijan is a dedication together with the precise.
Necessary situations to dwell in Azerbaijan might be created for
Armenian residents, who settle for this.
Armenia ought to surrender its intention to make use of the ethnic
minorities within the territory of Azerbaijan in its unsuccessful and
insidious coverage, and as an alternative of trampling on the rights of
a whole bunch of hundreds of Western Azerbaijan Community forcibly
evicted from their native lands within the present territory of
Armenia, and stopping dialogue with them in any respect prices, ought to
reply to calls of this neighborhood for dialogue with Armenia for
the aim of peaceable, dignified and secure return. Thus, the
sensible indicator that Armenia has given up the idea of
“ethnic incompatibility” and the “title of a mono-ethnic state
based mostly on ethnic cleaning,” and has chosen peaceable coexistence and
multiculturalism can solely be by creating situations for the members
of the Western Azerbaijan Community to return to their historic
lands.
Armenia, which ignored the calls and selections of worldwide
organizations to finish the occupation through the 30-year-long
occupation interval, also needs to cease its efforts to make use of the
worldwide organizations in its revanchist coverage in violation
of territorial integrity, and instantly cease makes an attempt to
intervene within the cooperation and relations of the Republic of
Azerbaijan with worldwide organizations.
Despite all unlawful intervention makes an attempt, blackmail and threats
by Armenia, Azerbaijan continues its cooperation with the
worldwide neighborhood, together with UN specialised organizations, in
route of finishing up large-scale restoration and
reconstruction work after ending the occupation of its territories,
and with the intention to make sure the secure and dignified return of internally
displaced individuals. We remind Armenia that the delegation of the UN
High Commissioner for Refugees witnessed the large-scale
destruction attributable to Armenia within the territories of Azerbaijan
liberated from occupation in October 2021, together with within the
settlement of Sugovushan. Unlike Armenia’s vandalism, Azerbaijan,
with its restoration and reconstruction work, proves that the true
homeowners of the area have returned, and additional aggression makes an attempt
in these areas might be prevented. The exercise of worldwide
organizations within the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan will
proceed throughout the framework of the nationwide laws of
Azerbaijan, and interference within the inside affairs of Azerbaijan
won’t ever be allowed.
Regarding the false and deceptive claims of the Armenian MFA
concerning the implementation of the Trilateral Statement, we’d
wish to remind that Armenia, which refuses to satisfy the 4th, sixth
and ninth paragraphs of the assertion particularly and usually
by no means complies with worldwide agreements, has illegally
intruded its army servicemen into the territory of Azerbaijan
and dedicated army provocation towards Azerbaijan solely two
weeks after the signing of the Trilateral Statement. Despite the
makes an attempt by Armenia to current these detainees as prisoners of conflict,
these folks weren’t acknowledged as prisoners of conflict, and the
International Court of Justice in addition to the European Court of
Human Rights rejected this declare and the demand for his or her launch.
Furthermore, Armenian facet, opposite to the Trilateral Statement,
has set to fireplace plenty of homes, destroyed forests, planted
landmines and booby traps within the areas it was withdrawing from,
regardless of having been given an extra timeline by Azerbaijan for
the withdrawal of the armed forces of Armenia from Aghdam, Kalbajar
and Lachin.
Contrary to the Trilateral Statement, Armenia has not but totally
withdrawn its armed forces from the sovereign territories of
Azerbaijan, and regardless of its assurances whereas signing the Trilateral
Statement, it continues to occupy plenty of settlements and
territories, together with 7 villages of Gazakh district and 1 village
of Sadarak district. The undeniable fact that Armenia proposes to arrange the
delimitation course of on the idea of Soviet maps and doesn’t
settle for these villages as settlements of Azerbaijan is a violation
and a sign of Armenia’s false intentions.
Besides, Armenia carries out deployment of landmines and different
terror actions within the territories of Azerbaijan by transferring
newly produced landmines to the territories of Azerbaijan. The
preliminary denial by Armenia of the existence of landmine maps for 8
months, and it presenting unreliable landmine maps later as a
results of worldwide stress are well-known. It can be recognized
that greater than 55% of the mine explosions within the territory of
Azerbaijan occurred in areas exterior the maps handed over by
Armenia. As a results of these provocations of Armenia, after the
2020 Patriotic War 286 folks grew to become victims of landmines, of which
49 folks, together with 3 journalists, had been killed. At the identical time,
it’s clear that Armenia, with all its efforts, has grossly
violated the Trilateral Statement and prevented the opening of a
communication line that may guarantee unhindered motion from the
western areas of Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan.
It is crystal clear that Armenia, which has resorted to
so-called “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” tales to divert
consideration from these peace threatening steps, is on the lookout for
additional provocations to persuade the worldwide neighborhood of its
false claims. The cruelty with which Armenia dedicated mass
killings towards Azerbaijanis, killed 613 civilians in a single evening in
Khojaly and dedicated acts of genocide are additionally well-known. The
details that about 4,000 Azerbaijanis have gone lacking consequently
of the coverage of aggression towards Azerbaijan, that Armenia has
refused to supply info on the lacking individuals, and {that a}
variety of mass graves have been found within the territories of
Azerbaijan liberated from occupation are not possible to disclaim.
Despite such an aggressive coverage of Armenia, Azerbaijan launched
many detainees, performed searches after the 2020 conflict, and handed
over greater than 1,700 Armenian our bodies to Armenia, in addition to almost
200 our bodies because of Armenian provocation in September 2022.
It appears that Armenia has forgotten these measures taken by
Azerbaijan for humanitarian functions in good will and on a
unilateral foundation.
Once once more, we name on the political management of Armenia to
act responsibly, to chorus from provocations, statements, and
false rhetoric that undermine the alternatives for peace created
within the area after the 44-day conflict.”
