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BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 25. Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
to the Republic of Azerbaijan Pauline Eizema was summoned to the
Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 25, the
ministry told trend .
During the meeting, the ambassador was briefed on the ministry's
dissatisfaction with the letter of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister
of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra, addressed to
the Dutch Parliament on November 23, over alleged war crimes
committed by the Azerbaijani Army.
As the ministry noted, the Armenian armed forces have been
committing the murder of Azerbaijani servicemen and civilians since
the first Karabakh War. Thus, only 613 civilians were killed
brutally in Khojaly on February 26, 1992 in just one night, and
around 4,000 Azerbaijanis went missing during the war. In October
2020 [during the second Karabakh War], Armenia subjected
Azerbaijan's Ganja, Barda, and Mingachevir cities to the missile
strike, thereby committing another crime against humanity.
The ambassador was told that the Armenia-planted landmines on
Azerbaijan's liberated lands keep posing a serious threat to the
lives of people. Nearly 268 Azerbaijani citizens died in mine
blasts following the 2020 second Karabakh War. It was noted that
the discovery of Armenia-made explosive mines in Azerbaijan's
territory is a vivid example of continuing Armenian war crimes
against Azerbaijanis.
It was emphasized that the Armenian government hadn't yet taken
any practical measures to bring the crime perpetrators to justice.
The need for an international assessment of these crimes was also
emphasized.
Moreover, unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan remains committed to its
international obligations and investigates claims for criminal acts
that allegedly took place during military operations. On September
17, 2022, the Military Prosecutor's Office announced the launch of
an all-inclusive investigation to determine the authenticity of the
relevant videos spread on social media platforms.
The ambassador said that she would submit the Azerbaijani
ministry's appeal to the relevant authorities of the
Netherlands.
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