(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Vugar Khalilov
Human Rights Commissioner Sabina Aliyeva has called on the
international community to defend Azerbaijan's diplomatic mission
against the Armenian extremist groups abroad, Azernews reports,
citing the Ombudswoman's office.
In a statement published by the office on September 19, Aliyeva
condemned the attacks on diplomatic missions, urging the
international community to take measures based on the norms and
principles of international law to ensure the protection of
embassies and diplomatic missions.
“We strongly condemn such heinous events, which contribute to
the creation of an atmosphere of intolerance toward Azerbaijanis in
Armenia and beyond, hinder the provision of sustainable peace
between the parties, as well as the development of hateful and
spiteful expressions by people of Armenian descent in public
speeches and on social media that encourage hostility,” Aliyeva
stressed.
She urged the Armenian government to uphold its international
duties, refrain from discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, and
end its anti-Azerbaijani policies as soon as possible.
Armenia for a long time has engaged in provocations targeted at
egregious breaches of human rights as part of its ethnic hate
agenda, which has resulted in genocide and terrorism, as well as
baseless territorial claims against Azerbaijan, the ombudswoman
underlined.
The racial hatred campaign was reinforced once more when
Armenian extremist elements in Lebanon assembled outside the
Azerbaijani embassy in Beirut under the pretext of staging a
'peaceful protest' and attempted to assault the embassy building,
endangering the safety of Azerbaijani diplomats.
Such instances occurred outside the Azerbaijani embassies in the
United States and France. Extremists attempted to violently enter
the diplomatic premises, particularly in France, and acts of
vandalism were committed under the guise of holding a“peaceful
demonstration”, Aliyeva recalled.
“Unfortunately, the embassy building and the protection of
diplomats were not provided in accordance with the requirements of
international law. This means a violation of the obligations
assumed by the host states under international law,” she
stressed.
The attacks on the Azerbaijani diplomatic missions are a gross
violation of international law, especially the 1961 Vienna
Convention 'On Diplomatic Relations', as well as the 1973
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against
Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents
adopted by the UN, Aliyeva detailed.
The ombudswoman urged the international community and nations
where Azerbaijani diplomats are stationed to secure embassies and
diplomatic missions, warning that similar attacks might occur in
other countries, too.
“I urge you to take steps based on international law norms and
principles to prevent provocations perpetrated at the behest of the
Armenian political and military leadership, which foster ethnic
enmity and endanger people's lives and health,” Aliyeva
emphasized.
Following the recent border clashes between Azerbaijani and
Armenian military forces in response to the latter's provocation, a
number of Azerbaijani missions overseas have been attacked and
vandalized by Armenian fanatical groups.
On September 18, Armenian extremists in France stormed the
building of the Azerbaijani embassy in Paris.
Similarly, an aggressive group of Armenian radicals attacked the
Azerbaijani embassy in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on September
16.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has also condemned the attacks
and urged the host nations to protect the diplomatic missions from
possible attacks by Armenian fanatics in their territories.
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