Azerbaijani MFA Comments On Decision Of ECHR On Provisional Measures In Connection With Lachin Road
Date
12/22/2022 3:20:46 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 22. The European
Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has decided to indicate an interim
measure in the case Armenia v. Azerbaijan (no. 4) in relation to
the Lachin road on 21 December 2022. The ECHR's decision reaffirms
the guarantees already being protected by Azerbaijan under the
Trilateral Statement, particularly in relation to“the security of
persons, vehicles and cargo moving along the Lachin Corridor in
both directions,” trend reports citing the commentary of the Foreign
Ministry of Azerbaijan on the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
decision on interim measures.
'The ECHR's decision also notes that 'the extent to which the
Government of Azerbaijan is in control of the situation in the
Lachin Corridor is disputed and unclear,' as the Russian
peacekeeping contingent are continuing to perform their duties to
regulate movement along the road, allowing humanitarian and medical
support to pass through.
On multiple occasions, video evidences published in different
media outlets showed International Committee of the Red Cross and
Armenian ambulances passing freely and safely through the Lachin
road. Thus, the safe passage of seriously ill persons in need of
medical treatment in Armenia, which has been indicated in the
interim measure, has been ensured.
Along with guaranteeing freedom of movement for all those in the
territories of Azerbaijan, the Government also guarantees the
rights of peaceful activists that have gathered in the Lachin road
to protest Armenia's illegal exploitation of Azerbaijan's natural
resources, which it has used the Lachin road to export to
Armenia.
Azerbaijan has also expressed grave concerns with Armenia's use
of the road in Lachin to transport landmines manufactured in
Armenia in 2021 to Azerbaijan, some of which have deliberately
targeted civilian homes in Lachin to prevent internally displaced
families and communities from returning to their houses.
Indiscriminate and deliberate planting of landmines by Armenians
also leads to an increase in a number of landmine victims in
Azerbaijan. As a result, since the end of the Patriotic War of
2020, 276 Azerbaijanis have become landmine victims, with 46 killed
including 3 journalists. Out of the 46 killed, 35 persons are
civilians.
Evidence of these gross human rights and international law
violations has been shared with various international institutions,
including the International Court of Justice, Council of Europe,
and the UN Secretary-General.
Azerbaijan will continue to comply with its international legal
obligations, and urges Armenia to cease its indiscriminate actions
and provocations against Azerbaijan and its population,' said the
commentary.
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