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AZERBAIJAN REJECTS SETTLEMENT OF SYRIAN ARMENIANS IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
May 14 2014
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister criticized the settlement of Syrian
Armenians in Azerbaijan's occupied territories.
"The settlement of Syrian Armenians in Azerbaijan's occupied
territories is illegal under international law and must come to a
stop immediately," Elmar Mammadyarov said on May 13.
The minister made the remarks while speaking at the first session
of the Arab Cooperation and Economic Forum with Central Asia and
Azerbaijan in Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
Mammadyarov pointed out that Armenia continues to use force to sustain
military occupation of Azerbaijan's territories and prevent one
million Azerbaijani refugees and IDP's from returning to their homes.
He underscored that the majority of Azerbaijan's historical and
cultural monuments have been destroyed and desecrated.
"It is a matter of yet another serious concern that Armenia is
expanding the settlement of Syrian Armenians into the occupied
territories to change the demography on the ground. Such an activity
is illegal under international law and must be stopped immediately,"
Mammadyarov stressed.
Last year, a document received by RIA Novosti showed that about 200
Armenian refugees from Syria had settled in the occupied Zangilan
region, which was "another clear evidence of the illegal settlement
policy pursued by the Armenian state."
Mammadyarov also expressed gratitude to the Islamic world for
condemning Armenia's aggression and supporting Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani government has repeatedly voiced concern over Armenia's
actions regarding settling Syrian citizens of Armenian descent in
Azerbaijan's occupied territories.
Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said Azerbaijan is not
opposed to the placement of Syrian Armenians in other areas, but is
absolutely against their settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent
regions, after laying territorial claims against its South Caucasus
neighbor that caused a brutal war in the early 1990s. Long-standing
efforts by U.S, Russian and French mediators have been largely
fruitless so far.
As a result of the military aggression of Armenia, over 20,000
Azerbaijanis were killed, 4,866 are reported missing and almost
100,000 were injured, and 50,000 were disabled.
The UN Security Council has passed four resolutions on Armenian
withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been
enforced to this day.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/67030.html
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
May 14 2014
By Sara Rajabova
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister criticized the settlement of Syrian
Armenians in Azerbaijan's occupied territories.
"The settlement of Syrian Armenians in Azerbaijan's occupied
territories is illegal under international law and must come to a
stop immediately," Elmar Mammadyarov said on May 13.
The minister made the remarks while speaking at the first session
of the Arab Cooperation and Economic Forum with Central Asia and
Azerbaijan in Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
Mammadyarov pointed out that Armenia continues to use force to sustain
military occupation of Azerbaijan's territories and prevent one
million Azerbaijani refugees and IDP's from returning to their homes.
He underscored that the majority of Azerbaijan's historical and
cultural monuments have been destroyed and desecrated.
"It is a matter of yet another serious concern that Armenia is
expanding the settlement of Syrian Armenians into the occupied
territories to change the demography on the ground. Such an activity
is illegal under international law and must be stopped immediately,"
Mammadyarov stressed.
Last year, a document received by RIA Novosti showed that about 200
Armenian refugees from Syria had settled in the occupied Zangilan
region, which was "another clear evidence of the illegal settlement
policy pursued by the Armenian state."
Mammadyarov also expressed gratitude to the Islamic world for
condemning Armenia's aggression and supporting Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani government has repeatedly voiced concern over Armenia's
actions regarding settling Syrian citizens of Armenian descent in
Azerbaijan's occupied territories.
Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said Azerbaijan is not
opposed to the placement of Syrian Armenians in other areas, but is
absolutely against their settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally
recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent
regions, after laying territorial claims against its South Caucasus
neighbor that caused a brutal war in the early 1990s. Long-standing
efforts by U.S, Russian and French mediators have been largely
fruitless so far.
As a result of the military aggression of Armenia, over 20,000
Azerbaijanis were killed, 4,866 are reported missing and almost
100,000 were injured, and 50,000 were disabled.
The UN Security Council has passed four resolutions on Armenian
withdrawal from the Azerbaijani territory, but they have not been
enforced to this day.
http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/67030.html