(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 8. The Western
Azerbaijan Community has expressed gratitude to the President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, for his support for the
peaceful, safe, and dignified return of Western Azerbaijanis to
their ancestral lands, as stated in his interview with local
television channels on January 7, 2025, Trend reports.
The recent statement issued by the community reads:
"We also fully support President Ilham Aliyev's vision for
regional peace and security.
The ideology of racial discrimination and radical nationalism,
which dominates Armenia's political circles, poses the greatest
threat to human rights and peace. Recently circulated footage of a
1993 speech by Armenia's first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan,
where he hailed "the complete cleansing of Armenia and Karabakh
from other nations" as a historical achievement, along with the
racist remarks by Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan, who
stated from an international platform that "Azerbaijanis and
Armenians are ethnically incompatible," and Armenia's third
president Serzh Sargsyan's statement that his party draws
inspiration from the racist ideology of "Tseghakronism" rooted in
the fascist Garegin Nzhdeh, all reflect the core of Armenia's state
policy.
The Western Azerbaijan Community shares President Ilham Aliyev's
concerns about Armenia's policy of massive militarization and
supports his demand for the official government of Armenia to cease
its armament activities. "Armenia, a country with an aggressive
past, dominated by racist and revisionist ideologies, is incapable
of responsibly handling military power, and its arming efforts are
unacceptable," the statement emphasizes.
We fully share the concerns expressed by President Ilham Aliyev
regarding Armenia's extensive militarization and strongly support
his demand for the official government of Yerevan to cease its
armament activities," the statement emphasizes. Armenia, with its
aggressive history and dominance of racist and revanchist
ideologies, is incapable of handling military power responsibly,
and its ongoing militarization is unacceptable.
The policy of Armenia, grounded in the complete denial of the
historical injustice committed against Western Azerbaijanis, lacks
a future. We demand the Armenian government to formally apologize
for the deportation of Western Azerbaijanis, engage in dialogue
with the Western Azerbaijan Community, establish conditions for
their return, put an end to the destruction and distortion of
Azerbaijani cultural heritage, halt the armament process, and open
communication channels in line with their international
obligations."
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