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At OSCE Forum, Yerevan Highlights Azerbaijan’s Aggression, Invasion of Armenia

by Asbarez Staff
December 2, 2021
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At OSCE Forum, Yerevan Highlights Azerbaijan’s Aggression, Invasion of Armenia

Foreign Ministers of OSCE member-states gather in Stockholm on Dec. 2

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A year after Azerbaijan’s aggressive attack on Artsakh and the ensuing ceasefire agreement signed on November 9, the situation in Karabakh, as well as along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border remains tense, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said during an address to the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday.

“Since May 2021, Azerbaijani armed forces have breached the borders of Armenia. Up to now, they maintain and continue strengthening their illegal presence on the sovereign territory of Armenia,” he explained. 

“Through its aggressive actions, Azerbaijan is flagrantly violating the United Nations Charter and the principles of the Helsinki Final Act. Needless to say, Azerbaijan’s actions also violate its obligations under the trilateral statement of November 9 on the cessation of all hostilities,” added the foreign minister.

He also stressed that Azerbaijan continues to capture and hold captive Armenian servicemen and civilians.

“Not only does Azerbaijan continue to ignore the calls of the international community for the immediate and unconditional release of all Armenian prisoners of war and civilian hostages, but on a number of occasions, most recently on November 16, its armed forces captured more military personnel in the course of its attack on the territory of the Republic of Armenia,” said Mirzoyan.

No pretext can justify these violent actions, Mirzoyan said, adding that “the continued presence of Azerbaijani armed forces on the territory of Armenia is a destabilizing factor in the region.”

He voiced hope that the November 26 trilateral meeting organized by the Russian Federation would pave the way for taking certain measures toward the de-escalation of the situation in the region. 

“The use of force has never been a way to peace in general and in particular in our region.  The use of force can de-freeze dormant conflicts for a certain period of time, but they will get frozen again once there is no negotiated and peaceful solution. War can come as a unilateral choice but peace always requires consent of all sides,” Mirzoyan said.  

He stressed that Armenia is willing to achieve lasting stability in the South Caucasus and is ready for negotiations to achieve that. 

“The sooner Azerbaijan embarks on the resumption of the peace process, the better will the chances be to achieve comprehensive and durable settlement in our region. The definition of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh based on the right to self-determination, the safe and dignified return of the displaced Armenian population throughout the entire territory of Nagorno-Karabakh should be substantive issues of negotiations. Equally, the resolution of pending humanitarian issues such as unconditional return of all Armenian POWs and other captives, inquiry into the cases of enforced disappearances, protection of cultural heritage, necessitates the strong engagement of the OSCE and its relevant mandates,” Mirzoyan emphasized.

“With this in mind, Armenia will further contribute toward the resumption of a full-fledged NK peace process under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship in close cooperation with all OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries,” he concluded.

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  1. HAGOP says:
    8 months ago

    NOBODY IN PICTURE GIVES SHIT ABOUT ARMEEENIA!!!!! ALL TALK!!! WHY ARMEEENIAN LEEDERS STILL BELEEVE EUROPE CARES??? NO ACTION!!!! MIRZOYAN IS DUMB!!! ONLY WEAK COUNTRIES SAY WHAT HE SAY!!! KHRIMYAN HAYRIG SAY TO HAVE WEAPONS!!! FORCE!!! POWER!!! GUNS!!! GENERAL ANTRANIG SAY SAME THING!!!! THAT IS ONLY WAY FOR RESPECT!!!!! WORLD DOES NOT CARE IF ARMEEENIA FIRST CHRISTIAN NATION!!!!! SAME WORLD LEEVE ARMEEEENIAN PEEOPLE TO DIE IN 1915!!!!!

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  2. Raffi says:
    8 months ago

    Most leaders are obliged to comply with whoever helped them win their seat, and it’s money that wins seats or positions.

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  3. Ararat says:
    8 months ago

    These idiots in the dysfunctional Armenian government are embarrassments to our nation. The statements made by Ararat Mirzoyan are maddening. Right from the start, it was his boss the incompetent Pashinyan who ordered the Armenian armed forces in the border regions not to engage the enemy which was slowly but surely amassing forces there. What did they think was going to happen as a result of their passive and defeatist approach to enemy intrusions into the sovereign Armenian territory? Did they think by appeasing this filthy and despicable enemy, thirsty for Armenian blood, that they were going to deescalate tensions in the border regions left wide open with no army to protect and defend? These pathetic losers left the unarmed and unprotected populations of border villages to deal with the enemy while they were hundreds of miles away in the capital city hiding in the parliament attacking and pointing fingers at opposition leaders demanding answers for their defeatist policies. It is as if these idiots don’t know what kind of enemy they are dealing with and don’t know the true character of these hyena-minded racist Turkish scums.

    Nobody cares about Azerbaijani aggression, breach of Armenian borders, violation of UN charters and anything else you have to say. If they did they would have made sure the last war did not happen and when it did they would have interfered and stooped it but they did no such things. Stop making empty statements and work on strengthening the army and deploy forces where needed to respond to the enemy aggression to secure the borders of the country and the populations who are left alone to defend themselves with no means to do so. Take action or pack up and leave and let someone else do the job you obviously are incapable of doing. The only way you can avoid all these enemy violations and intrusions is to stop asking others to say something or do it for you and instead plan and conduct a massive counter attack on the enemy with heavy casualties. Take hundreds of hostages and use them to have leverage over the enemy. Do what they do but do it in hundreds folds. The enemy won’t stop until it feels our resolve and strength on its skin like they did in the past. Enough already. Put up or shut up!

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