(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Vugar Khalilov
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Leyla Abdullayeva has
urged the international community to hold Armenia accountable for
the missile attacks on Azerbaijani cities during the 44-day war in
2020, Azernews reports.
Abdullayev made the statements at a round table discussion to
mark the second anniversary of Armenia's terrorist missile assault
on Azerbaijan's Ganja city on October 11, 2020.
She stressed that Armenia committed numerous war crimes during
the Occupation of Azerbaijani territories over the past 30
years.
Speaking of the terrorist incident in Ganja in 2020, Abdullayeva
underlined that the missile strikes were planned to be carried out
at night to kill as many people as possible. This is definitely a
war crime, as well as a flagrant breach of the Geneva Conventions,
of which Armenia is a signatory, Abdullayeva stressed.
The diplomat said that local and international media
representatives witnessed the aftermath of Armenia's missile
strikes on Ganja.
'All the materials were collected according to the protocol and
an appeal was made to the International Court of Justice. We are
talking about violations of human rights, crimes committed on the
basis of hatred,” she noted.
According to the convention's provisions, since the targeted
rocket attacks on Ganja were perpetrated out of hatred for the
Azerbaijani people, international organizations should take a fair
stance on the subject and exert pressure on Armenia, she added.
“Azerbaijan will do its best to bring the perpetrators to
justice. Unfortunately, so far, not a single person has been
brought to justice for the war crimes committed by Armenia,' the
spokesperson added.
“Today marks the 2nd Anniversary of vicious attack on the city
of Ganja of Azerbaijan by the armed forces of Armenia killing 10
civilians & injuring 40. No one held accountable so far for this
war crime in Armenia. Perpetrators of this crime should be brought
to JUSTICE!” Abdullayeva .
The Armenian armed forces launched missile strikes on Ganja city
five times on separate days in October 2020.
On October 4, the first missile attack was carried out, killing
one person and wounding more than 30 others. The second missile
attack occurred on October 5, injuring three individuals. On
October 8, a third missile strike was carried out but no casualties
were registered. On October 11, a fourth missile attack killed ten
civilians and injured more than 40 more.
On October 17, the fifth missile attack occurred, killing
sixteen civilians and injuring 55 others. The attacks caused
significant damage to the city's infrastructure, homes, and
vehicles. Children and women were among those slain and injured in
Armenia's brutal onslaught.
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