(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 4. Azerbaijan always
takes international obligations seriously, Head of the Press
Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
Leyla Abdullayeva said, reports.
'Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued an official statement and
expressed the country's positions regarding accusations of
Azerbaijani side in war crimes made by Armenian Foreign Ministry in
connection with the videos posted on social networks.The military
prosecutor's office of Azerbaijan made a statement about the start
of a comprehensive investigation into these videos. Azerbaijan
would like to emphasize the investigation was started not in
response to any calls, but precisely within the framework of the
fact that Azerbaijan has always taken international obligations
seriously,' she stated.
'As for the appeals of some Western states, it's interesting
what appeals these people have made over the past 30 years in
connection with the numerous war crimes committed by the Armenian
side in front of the world community during the second Karabakh
war, in connection with the investigation of these crimes, the
punishment of those responsible ? Why is the fact that
Armenian-made mines killing civilians on the territory of
Azerbaijan still being ignored today? Or planting mines on the
territory of another state at a time when hostilities are not being
conducted is not considered a war crime?' Abdullayeva asked.
'The responsibility for the deaths of up to 250 people, the vast
majority of whom are civilians, clearly lies with the leadership of
Armenia. However, so far not a single person in Armenia has been
held accountable for numerous war crimes, crimes against humanity
committed since the early 1990s and continuing to this day,' she
said.
'If those who call on Azerbaijan want to demonstrate
impartiality and fair position, they should approach the issue
comprehensively, investigate the numerous crimes committed by
Armenia so far and demand that those responsible be held
accountable. Otherwise, this is nothing more than a one-sided
statement made as a result of Armenian propaganda,' Abdullayeva
said.
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