Azerbaijani Ministry calls on the international community to put pressure on Armenia in the provision of information on the mass graves of Azerbaijanis killed during the first Karabakh war.
“We call on the international community to put pressure on the Armenian side so that it behaves responsibly in the issue of clarifying the fate of the citizens of Azerbaijan, missing during the First Armenian-Azerbaijani War, and demand from it to fulfill its obligations,” says Statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
The statement also notes that, guided by the principle of humanism, Azerbaijan on February 7, 2022, eight years of military personnel of Armenian origin returned Armenia. In response to this humanitarian step, the Armenian side should provide the Azerbaijani information about the military and civilians of Azerbaijan who died during the first Armenian-Azerbaijani war, and the estimated places of their burials, the statement says.
The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan emphasizes that the statement of the press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry on the fact that Armenia did not take on the obligation to provide the Azerbaijani information about the military and civilians of Azerbaijan who died during the First Armenian-Azerbaijani war, and their intended places burials should be considered as a visual example of disrespect for international humanitarian law and the humanism principle.
The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan recalled that President Ilham Aliyev during a meeting with the leaders of France and Armenia on February 4 emphasized the importance of clarification of Armenia of Fate A total of 3,890 people of Azerbaijan, missing during the first Karabakh war, and the location of fraternal graves, where They were buried, having received the support of the President of France and the Chairman of the EU Charles Michel, and the Armenian side promised to cooperate in this matter.
“Azerbaijani side, showing humanism, found the remains of 1708 of the military armies of the Armenian army and transmitted them to the opposite side, while Yerevan continues his denial policy, including the obligations taken by himself during the meeting, which is completely coming beyond morally -Etical and international legal norms, “stressed in the Foreign Ministry.
The Red Cross International Committee has created a DNA database of more than 3,000 people based on DNA samples taken from members of the families of missing Azerbaijanis. Based on the information provided by Yerevan, on the basis of the remains from mass graves, the fate of Azerbaijani citizens who miss, saying in the statement.