Armenia Should Voluntarily Take Responsibility For Return Of Western Azerbaijanis - Deputy Minister
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. The return
to Western Azerbaijan (historical lands of Azerbaijan located in
modern-day Armenia's territory) is voluntary, and when Western
Azerbaijanis return to their native lands, security and
socio-economic stability must be ensured, Deputy Foreign Minister
Khalaf Khalafov said, trend reports.
Khalafov made the remark at public hearings on the
topic 'Overcoming mountains: Peaceful and legal return to Western
Azerbaijan' organized by the Parliamentary Committee on Human
Rights.
He noted that Armenia should voluntarily take on these
issues and resolve them.
The deputy minister added that the issue of Western
Azerbaijan should be one of the components of the peace agenda
between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
'The issue of the return of Western Azerbaijanis
should be approached from a serious, national, and state position.
We have to focus on certain legal aspects,' he said.
'The steps taken by the Community of Western
Azerbaijan and the support of this process by state structures
should be conducted as part of certain laws and political and legal
mechanisms so that we can achieve our national goal,' Khalafov
added.
Previously, on January 27, 2023, the 'Concept of
Return' to Western Azerbaijan was adopted at the final meeting of
the Supervisory Board of the Community of Western Azerbaijan.
According to the concept, the Community of Western
Azerbaijan will initiate contacts with the government of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, the government of the Republic of Armenia,
permanent members of the UN Security Council, the countries in the
region, and other relevant states and organizations in order to
formulate the international legal framework of return.
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