Community Condemns Belgium's Coalition Agreement For Discrimination Against Azerbaijanis
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
After seven months of Political deadlock, a coalition agreement
was signed on February 1, 2025, forming a new government in
Belgium. However, the Western Azerbaijan Community has strongly
criticized the agreement for its discriminatory provisions against
Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis, Azernews reports.
“The coalition agreement attempts to undermine the territorial
integrity and Sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan by using
expressions such as 'Nagorno-Karabakh'," the statement said. "In
addition, the agreement raises the issue of creating conditions for
the return of Armenians who have emigrated from Azerbaijan.
However, not a single word is mentioned about the return of
Azerbaijanis who were forcibly expelled from Armenia. This is
discrimination against Western Azerbaijanis on ethnic and religious
grounds by the Belgian government."
The Western Azerbaijan Community further criticized Belgian
political parties for interfering in issues unrelated to their
country while neglecting Belgium's own persistent political
crises.
"It would be better for Belgian political parties to deal with
Belgium's chronically crisis-ridden political system instead of
including such issues that do not concern their country in the
agreement and displaying an approach that is discriminatory and
contrary to international law.
We call on the newly formed Belgian government to end ethnic
discrimination against Azerbaijanis, to refrain from steps that
hinder peace in the region, and to respect the right of return of
Western Azerbaijanis," the statement concluded.
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