(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The Western Azerbaijan Community welcomes the arrest of Vagif
Khachatryan, a fugitive who has been on Azerbaijan's international
wanted list for decades for his involvement in crimes against
humanity committed against Azerbaijani residents of Meshali village
in Khojaly district in 1991, trend reports.
"This significant success of Azerbaijan's law enforcement bodies
brings solace to the hearts of the survivors of the Meshali
massacre," the community stated.
"We earnestly hope that all remaining individuals indicted for
their involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity
committed by Armenia will be brought to justice soon," they
added.
The actions of Armenia are deeply troubling, as it consistently
refuses to prosecute individuals within its jurisdiction and
control who are involved in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Furthermore, the recent issuance of a statement by the Government
of Armenia expressing unequivocal support for the detained fugitive
only adds to the evidence that Armenia is patronizing such heinous
criminals.
Such behavior by Armenia calls for international condemnation,
the community added.
The Western Azerbaijani Community strongly urges the
international community to hold Armenia accountable and compel it
to fulfill its obligations relating to the prosecution of all those
within its jurisdiction and control who were involved in war crimes
and crimes against humanity, including the forcible expulsion of
nearly one million Azerbaijanis from Armenia and formerly occupied
territories of Azerbaijan, the killing of over 20,000 Azerbaijani
civilians, the devastation of hundreds of Azerbaijani settlements,
and the indiscriminate contamination of Azerbaijani lands with
landmines, which claims civilian lives and hinders their safe
return to their homeland.
"In this pursuit of justice, the Western Azerbaijani Community
remains steadfast in its support for the right of return for
Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia." "We are convinced that only
justice will bring about long-term peace and reconciliation in the
region," the group stated.
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