BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 18. The European
Parliament has defended Armenia’s place on all points that trigger
variations of opinion between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Western
Azerbaijan Community stated, commenting on the resolutions of the
European Parliament in relation to Azerbaijan and Armenia, Trend reviews.
“On March 15, 2023, the European Parliament adopted resolutions
on the relations of the European Union with Azerbaijan and
Armenia.
First of all, we want to notice that as a Community
affected by systematic violations of human rights on the a part of
Armenia, we observe worldwide developments within the area of human
rights and regional safety very rigorously and with explicit
sensitivity.
The aforementioned resolutions, which dwell upon points reminiscent of
peace, safety and human rights, are of direct curiosity to our
Community, which represents the Azerbaijanis forcefully expelled by
Armenia.
As one of many foremost our bodies of the European Union, the European
Parliament has vital duties within the area of
implementation of the provisions of the Union’s foremost paperwork on
the promotion of the equality of individuals and the supremacy of human
rights with none discrimination. The European Union has
undertaken the mission of selling human rights of its personal free
will and we welcome that in precept.
However, we’ve got to notice with remorse that the exercise
indicators of the European Parliament on the problem of human rights
of the Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia are very low and even
detrimental.
Back in 1988, when Armenia was expelling Azerbaijanis en masse,
the European Parliament adopted a decision entitled “The
state of affairs in Soviet Armenia”, expressing assist for Armenia’s
territorial claims and turning a blind eye to the violation of
human rights of the Azerbaijanis on this nation. In the preliminary
interval, we believed that this was as a result of lack of understanding of
European parliamentarians and the actions of pro-Armenia foyer
organizations.
However, it turned clear afterwards that prejudice in opposition to
Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijanis within the European Parliament is of
systematic nature and even accommodates components of hatred. The
European Parliament has defended Armenia’s place on all points
that trigger variations of opinion between Azerbaijan and Armenia,
whereas in some instances its place has been much more radical that
than of Armenia.
Unfortunately, the European Parliament continued this dangerous
custom with the resolutions it adopted on March 15, 2023.
Authors of the decision have given ample house to all of
Armenia’s verified and unverified claims and turned a blind eye to
the truth that not a single Azerbaijani stays within the territory of
present-day Armenia, a rustic the place Azerbaijanis constituted a
majority within the latest previous, to Armenia’s crimes in opposition to humanity,
together with the destruction of Azerbaijan’s cultural heritage and the
altering of Azerbaijani place names. Their silence represents
apparent prejudice.
While the basis reason for the battle between Azerbaijan and
Armenia is Armenia’s xenophobic and territorial growth coverage,
in addition to the truth that Armenia has expelled all Azerbaijanis from
its territory, the resolutions make false claims concerning the root
reason for the battle. While the resolutions demand an
worldwide peacekeeping mission and worldwide assure
mechanisms for the Armenians residing within the territory of Azerbaijan,
for some cause no such calls for are put ahead in relation to the
Azerbaijani refugees who shall return to Armenia. The resolutions
even comprise a flat lie as if Armenia agreed to obtain the
fact-finding mission of UNESCO to evaluate the state of Azerbaijani
cultural heritage in its territory. In reality, Armenia refused to
obtain such a mission.
In the a part of the decision associated to Armenia and entitled
“Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms”, there’s not a
phrase concerning the human rights of the Azerbaijanis who’re lawful
inhabitants of this nation and have been expelled on the idea of
ethnic discrimination. Such an strategy to Armenia, which has
turned itself right into a mono-ethnic territory by way of ethnic
cleaning, represents clear assist for such discrimination.
Just just like the Armenian authorities, the decision expresses an
objection to the usage of the time period Western Azerbaijan. In this
regard, we want to emphasize that there are critical grounds
for utilizing this expression, contemplating the truth that till not too long ago
the Azerbaijanis accounted for a majority in that area and extra
than 95 p.c of recorded place names and hydronyms have been of
Azerbaijani origin. In explicit, for the reason that Azerbaijanis, who’re
the authorized residents of that place, have been pressured out of their houses
by ethnic cleaning, it’s the responsibility of your complete humanity to
use that expression so as to condemn the crime in opposition to humanity
dedicated in opposition to them.
All this offers us with grounds to consider that the primary
issues for the European Parliament should not human rights,
worldwide regulation or peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, however the
promotion of sure pursuits. We should notice that we do acknowledge
that any establishment is at liberty to defend its curiosity on the
worldwide stage. The European Parliament is not any exception in
this respect. However, we can’t comply with the European Parliament’s
abuse of such noble values as human rights in an effort to advance
Azerbaijan-phobic approaches of sure circles.
We name on the European Parliament to surrender its prejudiced
strategy and assist a peaceable, protected and dignified return of
Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia throughout the framework of
verification and assure mechanisms and legally binding
worldwide agreements. For this objective, we request that the
European Parliament, as acknowledged in our request to the President of
the Council of the European Union, encourage the European Union’s
mission in Armenia to implement the next on the idea of its
mandate:
• To contribute to the security of Azerbaijanis expelled from
Armenia;
• To acquire data on the affect of the battle on the
Azerbaijanis forcibly expelled from Armenia, together with preparation
of reviews on the state of property and cultural heritage of the
Azerbaijanis;
• To put together and implement confidence-building measures for the
Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia, together with those who would
allow them to go to their houses, cemeteries, holy locations and
cultural websites;
• Together with the Community, to arrange and implement related
packages on the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions
in relation to worldwide humanitarian regulation, human rights,
safety of civilians, together with Resolution No. 1325 (2000) on
Women, peace and safety, Resolution No. 2250 (2015) on Youth,
peace and safety, Resolution No. 1612 (2005) on Children and
armed conflicts.
Finally, we as a Community specific our readiness to take part
within the joint efforts to research the reality for the sake of
reconciliation as beneficial within the decision “On EU-Armenia
relations” (P9_TA (2023) 0081, 2021/2230 (INI)),” the assertion
stated.
