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Jan 28 2015
UK government dismisses trial over Azerbaijani hostages
28 January 2015, 18:00 (GMT+04:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The British government has said it doesn't recognize the so-called
"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" and its "court".
Baroness Anelay of St John's, Minister of State of the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office made the remark in response to a question by Lord
Kilclooney, according to a message from The European Azerbaijan
Society (TEAS).
"Lord Kilclooney's question was about the fate of two Azerbaijani
civilians Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Asgarov, who were ambushed and
captured by Armenian armed forces whilst trying to tend the graves of
their relatives in the occupied territories," the message read.
As well as dismissing the "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic", Baroness Anelay
also stated that the British government "does not recognize the legal
framework of the court proceedings in question".
She also said the British government had raised the question of the
two hostages with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Armenian special forces killed Azerbaijani citizen Hasan Hasanov and
took hostage Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Asgarov in the Shaplar village
of the occupied Kalbajar region on July 11, while they were visiting
the graves of their relatives. Following the so-called "judicial
process" Dilgam Asgarov was sentenced to life imprisonment, and
Shahbaz Guliyev to 22 years in prison.
Following the so-called "judicial process" Dilgam Asgarov was
sentenced to life imprisonment, and Shahbaz Guliyev to 22 years in
prison.
Despite repeated calls by the international organizations and foreign
countries on Armenia to return the captives back to their country,
nothing has been made in this regard so far.
Jan 28 2015
UK government dismisses trial over Azerbaijani hostages
28 January 2015, 18:00 (GMT+04:00)
By Sara Rajabova
The British government has said it doesn't recognize the so-called
"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" and its "court".
Baroness Anelay of St John's, Minister of State of the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office made the remark in response to a question by Lord
Kilclooney, according to a message from The European Azerbaijan
Society (TEAS).
"Lord Kilclooney's question was about the fate of two Azerbaijani
civilians Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Asgarov, who were ambushed and
captured by Armenian armed forces whilst trying to tend the graves of
their relatives in the occupied territories," the message read.
As well as dismissing the "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic", Baroness Anelay
also stated that the British government "does not recognize the legal
framework of the court proceedings in question".
She also said the British government had raised the question of the
two hostages with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Armenian special forces killed Azerbaijani citizen Hasan Hasanov and
took hostage Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Asgarov in the Shaplar village
of the occupied Kalbajar region on July 11, while they were visiting
the graves of their relatives. Following the so-called "judicial
process" Dilgam Asgarov was sentenced to life imprisonment, and
Shahbaz Guliyev to 22 years in prison.
Following the so-called "judicial process" Dilgam Asgarov was
sentenced to life imprisonment, and Shahbaz Guliyev to 22 years in
prison.
Despite repeated calls by the international organizations and foreign
countries on Armenia to return the captives back to their country,
nothing has been made in this regard so far.