Armenia encouraging Syrian Armenians to settle in occupied Azerbaijani lands

Since the deterioration of situation in Syria, Armenia has been encouraging Syrian Armenians to settle in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said. He made the remarks when addressing the International Conference on the Victims of Ethnic and Religious Violence in the Middle East, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a message on May 14.

According to Mammadyarov and  to various reports, hundreds of Syrian Armenians have been settled in these territories of Azerbaijan. The intention behind this resettlement policy, which is a grave violation of international law, in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention and Additional Protocols, is to prevent Azerbaijani IPDs from returning to their homes and to secure annexation of the occupied territories.

"Indeed, while the international community is focused on searching for the ways out of the crisis in Syria, it is deeply disturbing that sufferings of this country’s population are being utilized to further complicate peace efforts in another region. This is totally unacceptable and should not be tolerated," he said.

Mammadyarov emphasized that Azerbaijan, even with the large scale and protracted displacement problem in its territory, supports the efforts of the international community in addressing urgent humanitarian crisis situations and building sustainable societies in different parts of the world: "To date, people in nearly 40 countries of the world, including those in Yemen, Palestine and Syrian refugees in Jordan became beneficiaries of the humanitarian assistance provided by the Azerbaijan International Development Agency.

As a country with rich and centuries-long traditions of peaceful and harmonious co-existence of adherents of various religions and denominations, Azerbaijan has invested a lot in the establishment of strong and genuine intercultural and interreligious dialogue both regionally and globally, through the Baku process, as mentioned in the UN Secretary General report 72/488, the minister noted.

Aliqismet Badalov,
“Khalq qazeti”

 

 

 


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