(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 17. Video footage
showing the destruction of Azerbaijani cemeteries by Armenian
radicals has been circulated on social media, reports citing the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry's statement regarding acts of vandalism against
Azerbaijani tombstones.
This footage, which shows how vandalism is committed against the
graves of Azerbaijanis using offensive language, and how tombstones
are destroyed by a truck, is another clear example of Armenia's
policy of destroying Azerbaijani heritage pursued over the
years.
Armenia not only purposefully destroyed the historical,
cultural, and religious heritage that belonged to the Azerbaijanis
who historically lived in this territory but also committed
unprecedented destruction in Karabakh and adjacent regions, which
were under Armenian occupation for almost 30 years.
Historical and religious monuments were destroyed, and acts of
vandalism against cemeteries were carried out, thereby Armenia
tried to completely erase the traces of Azerbaijanis from these
territories. Facts were collected and presented to international
organizations regarding the illegal actions committed by Armenia,
including acts of urbicide, ecocide, and culturecide.
'Armenians who illegally settled on the territory of Azerbaijan
also caused damage to infrastructure, monuments, and the
environment, leaving the territory after the end of hostilities.
The relevant structures of Armenia still haven't taken any steps to
prevent these hate crimes and to punish criminals. The reason for
that is that the destruction policy of Azerbaijani heritage is
being carried out in Armenia at the state level,' the ministry
said.
Ministry added that the visit of the UNESCO mission to the
region hasn't yet taken place because of Armenia's destructive
position, despite the fact that Azerbaijan invited the mission to
the region after the liberation of its territories.
'The distributed video footage clearly shows why Armenia isn't
interested in the visit of an international mission in the region.
These acts of vandalism committed by Armenian radicals are a blow
to the process of normalization between the two countries at a
fragile post-conflict stage. Azerbaijan collects and documents the
facts of large-scale destruction on its liberated territories, and
the barbaric actions of the Armenian side and the country is taking
appropriate steps to ensure that the Armenian side is responsible
for these actions, including for the caused damage. The
international community shouldn't be silent about the atrocities
committed by Armenia against the heritage not only of Azerbaijan
but of all mankind,' the ministry stated.
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