YEREVAN, APRIL 3, ARTSAKHPRESS. Azerbaijan is violating almost every clause of the 9 November 2020 trilateral statement, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in Bucharest after his meeting with Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu.
Mirzoyan said that Armenia believes that its colleagues and the international community will play their role by sending an international fact-finding mission to Nagorno Karabakh and Lachin Corridor.
“I presented to my colleague the existential challenges and threats facing the Republic of Armenia and the people of Nagorno Karabakh. Unfortunately, the blockade of Lachin Corridor since December 2022, the terror, as well as Azerbaijan’s other actions seek to force the Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh to leave their homes. Azerbaijan’s response to the international community’s calls to address the issue of the rights and security of the people of Nagorno Karabakh has been a coordinated policy of ethnic cleansings,” Mirzoyan said.
“The illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor isn’t the only explicit violation of the 9 November 2020 trilateral statement. There’s almost not a single clause in the statement that Azerbaijan isn’t violating. Continually holding Armenian prisoners of war hostage and demanding an extraterritorial corridor through the sovereign territory of Armenia, Azerbaijan is not ensuring internally displaced persons and refugees’ return to Nagorno Karabakh and adjacent regions under the supervision of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
FM Mirzoyan stressed that Azerbaijan continues to spread hate speech and belligerent rhetoric on the highest levels, and regularly takes aggressive actions and is occupying around 150 square kilometers sovereign territory of Armenia.
“We believe that our colleagues, the international community will have an important role, by utilizing the respective tools and mechanisms, including by sending an international fact-finding mission to the Lachin Corridor and Nagorno Karabakh,” FM Mirzoyan said.
Mirzoyan reiterated Armenia’s readiness for constructive dialogue with Azerbaijan in an atmosphere void of hate speech, preconditions and belligerent rhetoric, seeking to reach peace and security in South Caucasus.
He added that Armenia has strong political will to achieve peace and stability in the region. Mirzoyan said that Armenia continues dialogue with Azerbaijan in spite of all difficulties.
