PM: Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan takes its int’l commitments seriously

Azerbaijan is fulfilling all its commitments under the tripartite statement of November 2020, Prime Minister Ali Asadov said at a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of Government in Astana, Report informs.

The prime minister noted that one of the points of the statement dated November 9/10, 2020 implies the unblocking of transport communications. “According to this statement, Azerbaijan has assumed commitments to ensure the operation of the Lachin road and the guarantee of its security. We are fulfilling all our obligations. The Lachin road is working today, the corridor is working. At the same time, we don’t have the opportunity to travel from the main part of Azerbaijan to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Not only is there no possibility, but also we do not see any action in this direction on the territory of Armenia. The deputy prime minister of Armenia is also the co-chair of the tripartite group on transport unblocking. There is a small section of 40-44 km. For a year and nine months, Armenia has not taken any real action - neither by rail nor by road,” Asadov added.

The prime minister also responded to the Armenian side’s rude and unfounded allegations of war crimes in Azerbaijan: “The Military Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan is fully and comprehensively investigating the authenticity of the video, as well as the places where this footage was filmed, the identity of the servicemen featured in these videos, and as well as all other details important for establishing an objective truth. According to the results of the investigation, appropriate measures will be taken within the law.

Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan takes its international commitments seriously and claims in connection with war crimes committed during military operations are investigated by the relevant state authorities,” he added.

The prime minister of Azerbaijan also drew the attention of the meeting participants to Armenia’s crimes during the first Karabakh war, when the Armenian military committed an unprecedented massacre not only against Azerbaijani military personnel, but also against civilians: “On February 26, 1992, in Khojaly, in just one night, 613 civilians were brutally killed. To date, no information has been provided about the fate of about 4,000 Azerbaijanis. After the de-occupation, we find places of mass graves of both military personnel and civilians.”