Int'l Community Failed To Help Azerbaijan, Armenia To Reach Peaceful Settlement - US Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State
Date
9/18/2023 7:14:26 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18. Speaking on the
current tensions, it was a failure of the international community
that a peaceful resolution wasn't achieved between Azerbaijan and
Armenia, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European
and Eurasian Affairs David Merkel said during an international
conference on "Enhancing National and International Efforts to
Clarify the Fates of Missing Persons," Trend reports.
"I have traveled to Azerbaijan for over 25 years and right from
the beginning I was educated about the massacre on February 1992 in
Khojaly. This is something that informs Azerbaijan of history, but
it's also a personal story. These people, anyone who loses a loved
one, need to have certain closure on what the finale was for their
loved one," Merkel noted.
He also noted that the existence of the tragedy that happened
during the first Karabakh war and the tragedy that happened 2 years
ago can not be ignored.
"I think it is right to find out what has happened to those
people who have disappeared, right for the families who suffered so
much, right for the country," he said.
He added that it was a failure of the international community,
the US as well, that a peaceful resolution wasn't achieved. He
expressed hope that a peaceful settlement can take place soon.
The international conference on "Enhancement of national and
international efforts aimed at clarifying the fate of missing
persons" is being held in Baku on September 18 under the
organization of the State Commission of Azerbaijan for Prisoners of
War, Hostages and Missing Citizens with participation of former
heads of state and governments of foreign countries,
representatives of international organizations, including
structures operating in the humanitarian sphere, as well as
international political experts.
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