(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
Armenia is far from fulfilling its international obligations,
Azerbaijan's Permanent Representative to the UN Yashar Aliyev
said.
He made the remarks at a meeting of the UN Security Council
dedicated to the escalation that occurred on the state border
between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
'We categorically reject the accusations made by the
representative of Armenia. These accusations, which are completely
delusional, distorted and deceitful, show how far Armenia is from
fulfilling its international obligations and promoting peace,
stability and cooperation in our region,' he stated.
He emphasized the irony of Armenia, the country that carried out
aggression against Azerbaijan, held its sovereign territories under
occupation for about 30 years, carried out large-scale ethnic
cleansing, and committed other heinous crimes during the war, is
now willingly speaking about the norms and principles that it
constantly violates, and appeals with the hope of unlimited
immunity to the UN Security Council, whose resolutions it has
refused to comply with since the early 1990s.
Further, he added that Azerbaijan is firmly committed to
restoring the liberated territories and ensuring stability and
development in the region.
'Azerbaijan stands for the opening of regional transport
communications and the prosperity of the South Caucasus.
Azerbaijan's position is based on international law and accepted
practices,' he said.
Aliyev stressed that Armenia's attempts to evade the
implementation of the reached agreements make it a violator of
international obligations.
He noted that the current escalation of the situation on the
Azerbaijani-Armenian border is not the only incident, but just
another Armenian provocation over the past few months.
Further, Aliyev added that Armenia continues to plant mines on
the territory of Azerbaijan.
During the meeting, Deputy Secretary General for Europe, Central
Asia and America Miroslav Zhenka stated that the UN is concerned
about threatening tensions that have arisen in the South Caucasus
between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and calls on the parties to take
serious steps to de-escalate.
According to him, UN teams in both countries are in contact with
governments, and if conditions allow, the organization is ready to
help meet emerging humanitarian needs.
'This is the biggest and most serious conflict since 2020. This
fact proves that the process of normalizing relations between the
two countries is facing obstacles. The latest escalation highlights
the need for the parties to move forward in the ongoing process of
delimitation and demarcation in the framework of mutual recognition
of territorial integrity and sovereignty. We call on the parties to
use this important mechanism to reduce tension on the border. The
clashes once again urge for the constructive participation of
actors in this region and beyond for a peaceful solution,' the
official highlighted.
Noting the mediation of the EU and Russia, Zhenka added that the
UN fully supports these international efforts. He stressed that
their activities can create conditions leading the parties to
dialogue to achieve long-term peace.
To recap, units of the Armenian armed forces carried out
large-scale provocations along the Azerbaijani-Armenian state
border in the Dashkasan, Kalbajar, and Lachin directions during the
night of September 13. At night, Armenian sabotage groups mined
land and supply roads linking the positions of the Azerbaijani army
units in different directions, taking advantage of the area's steep
topography and existing ravine gaps.
The clashes between the sides ensued as a result of the urgent
efforts made by the Azerbaijani armed forces to quell these
activities. As a result, 77 armed forces personnel were killed, the
ministry detailed.
The Azerbaijan military units stationed in these areas took
decisive retaliatory measures to suppress the provocations of the
Armenian armed forces and military threats to Azerbaijan's
territory and sovereignty, as well as to ensure the safety of
military personnel, including civilian workers involved in
infrastructure construction in Kalbajar and Lachin districts, the
ministry emphasized.
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