“Azerbaijan is committed to compliance with international norms, including the norms of international humanitarian law and human rights. We reject the approval of the organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) about the fact that they treated prisoners of war in accordance with Geneva Conventions,” the statement says Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
The statement states that, unfortunately, the last HRW report, which argues the presence of poor handicrafts with Armenian prisoners of war, is biased and biased.
Azerbaijani’s foreign policy department emphasizes that with all the Armenian prisoners of war and civilians contained in Azerbaijan were treated in accordance with the requirements of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. In accordance with the trilateral statement adopted on November 10 last year, Azerbaijan returned Armenia of all prisoners of war, and persons sent to the territory of Azerbaijan by Armenia after the signing of the specified trilateral statement for the implementation of terrorist and sabotage activities, in accordance with international humanitarian law are not and not Can be considered prisoners of war. The detainees are responsible in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are treated with them in accordance with international law and laws of Azerbaijan.