BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 21. The heads of
spiritual confessions in Azerbaijan issued a joint assertion in
reference to the peaceable rally on Azerbaijan’s Shusha-Lachin
street, Trend
experiences on December 21.
“Expressing the needs and can of our communities, we think about
it essential to state the next concerning the appeals unfold by
the Armenian facet with the intention to mislead the society, specifically
the church, in reference to peaceable protests of representatives
of Azerbaijani non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
intellectuals, youth, ecologists and journalists on the
Shusha-Lachin street, in opposition to the unlawful exploitation of pure
assets, to take measures to stop environmental terror in
Azerbaijani lands, the place the Russian peacekeeping contingent is
quickly stationed,” the assertion mentioned.
“First of all, the protest rally of civil society
representatives with slogans in opposition to the unlawful exploitation of
pure assets and infliction of injury to the surroundings,
lasting greater than every week, is peaceable and points from the
priorities of Azerbaijan’s peaceable coverage,” the assertion famous.
“The peaceable protesters are voicing slogans demanding an finish to
the plunder of Azerbaijan’s pure assets and environmental
air pollution. According to analysis performed by impartial
activists, on the mineral deposits, specifically, the Gizilbulag
gold deposit and the Damirli copper-molybdenum deposit, unlawful
exploitation actions are performed.”
“Contrary to earlier related monitoring agreements, Armenian
separatist forces prevented Azerbaijani consultants from accessing
these fields. Currently, the peaceable protesters demand an
inspection of those deposits, the cessation of their unlawful
exploitation, monitoring and stock in varied areas, assessing
potential dangers to the surroundings and eliminating the results
of injury,” the assertion authors additional mentioned.
“We unequivocally declare that the data unfold by the
Armenian facet, specifically, Etchmiadzin [the governing body of
the Armenian Apostolic Church], is fake and slanderous, and the
allegations that the peaceable protests of NGOs provoked a
humanitarian disaster are completely unfaithful,” the authors famous. “The
movies taken from the place of the peaceable protests present that
ambulances, in addition to automobiles carrying humanitarian cargo, transfer
freely alongside the street, and the organizers of the rally have
supplied all the mandatory situations for this.”
“In the occasion of humanitarian issues for Azerbaijani residents
of Armenian origin dwelling within the Karabakh area, a hotline has
been created to promptly resolve their appeals. During the rally in
the Armenian press and propaganda of the Armenian diaspora, the
assertion that the Khankandi-Lachin street was blocked by Azerbaijani
NGOs and Azerbaijani media is unfounded, for the reason that Azerbaijani facet
knowledgeable concerning the truth of blocking this street by Russian
peacekeepers,” the assertion identified.
“We remorse that as an alternative of conveying the reality, and
demonstrating justice, the Armenian Church approaches this problem
from a place of prejudice and slander, consistent with the
political scenario, making an attempt to explain the peaceable protest as a
‘coverage of ethnic cleaning’ and ‘inhumane action’. The severe
try by the Armenian Church to current the occasions as an
‘Armenian blockade and humanitarian catastrophe’ is nothing however a
provocation and slander,” the assertion additionally famous.
“Azerbaijan is a inventive state not blocking, however constructing new
roads and bridges. Azerbaijan’s unequivocal place concerning the
Lachin street, positioned on the Azerbaijani territory acknowledged by the
worldwide neighborhood, is that this street may be
used not for navy or any unlawful actions, however for civil and
humanitarian functions,” the authors mentioned. “The bitter reality is that
for nearly 30 years, on account of ethnic cleaning, theft of
pure assets, the destruction of religious heritage, and
crimes in opposition to the ecosystem dedicated by Armenian extremists extra
than 1,000,000 Azerbaijanis have been compelled to depart their ancestral
lands.”
According to the assertion, through the interval of occupation, the
natural world of the territory have been destroyed, the lands have been
burned, and the reservoirs have been intoxicated.
“Our cities and villages have been razed to the bottom on account of
the urbicide. Due to the numerous mines laid, the return of the
inhabitants to their native lands is slowing down, and lots of of
civilians have grow to be victims of mine terror. The destiny of greater than
4,000 of our residents who went lacking through the battle remains to be
unknown,” the assertion emphasised.
“For nearly 30 years, mosques, temples, cemeteries, historic
monuments, museums, libraries have been destroyed and looted within the
occupied territories of Azerbaijan, Christian and Russian Orthodox
church buildings belonging to Caucasian Albania have been Gregorianized, mosques
have been become stables the place animals thought of forbidden in
Islam have been stored, which offends the whole Islamic world,” the
authors mentioned.
Besides, the assertion authors famous that Azerbaijan is a
peace-loving nation and has demonstrated this by its
constant participation in peace negotiations over nearly three
many years of battle, in addition to its lively participation within the
negotiations for the signing of a peace treaty after victory within the
2020 Second Karabakh War.
“The non-constructive place of Armenia impedes the prospects
for establishing peace and tranquility, the financial well-being of
our area. Our state respects all ethnic and non secular teams
dwelling on its territory, together with Azerbaijani residents of Armenian
origin dwelling in Karabakh, protects their rights and values,” the
assertion mentioned. “Respect and look after the land, which is the
blessing of the Almighty, for all of the riches which are on it and in
its unity, is the civic obligation of each Azerbaijanis and Armenians
dwelling on Azerbaijani lands.”
“We, the leaders of spiritual denominations, have at all times
adopted the best path, and have been dedicated to human values, our
humanistic plan and the concepts of peaceable coexistence, and at all times
known as on the clergy of Armenia to peace, abandon navy rhetoric
and provides choice to dialogue. With this assertion, we name on
the Armenian Church to the reality, not to attract the Armenian
civilians dwelling in Karabakh into revanchism, and to not have interaction in
incitement,” the authors mentioned.
“Besides, we name on the Armenian civilians dwelling in Karabakh
to take a joint and resolute place in opposition to the exploitation of
pure assets granted by the Almighty and the dedication of
environmental crimes on the lands resided by them,” the assertion
authors concluded.
