Author: Emil Lazarian

Public Radio of Armenia
Aug 3 2022
Azerbaijan’s actions a gross violation of principles of international
law – Armenian Human Rights Defender
 August 3, 2022, 19:20 1 minute read
Azerbaijan’s actions grossly violate the principles of international
law on the prohibition on the use of force and the threat of use of
force, as well as the commitments undertaken under the trilateral
agreement of November 9, 2020, Armenia’s Human Rights Defender
Kristinne Grigoryan said in a statement.
From August 1 the Azerbaijani side has been resorting to aggressive
military operations in the zone of responsibility of the Russian
peacekeeping mission in the various directions of Artsakh, using
weapons of various calibers, grenade launchers, and strike drones.
“This criminal behavior of Azerbaijan is reprehensible, it directly
endangers, and actually nullifies any guarantee of life for people
living in Artsakh, which is the most vital component of peace. The
criminal acts of the Azerbaijani side must cease immediately,” the
Ombudsperson said.
“Regardless of the geography of the incidents and the
politico-military objectives of the parties involved, this
encroachment on the right to life and other fundamental rights of the
civilian population must receive a true assessment,” she added.
The Human Rights Defender has called upon the ambassadors of the Minsk
Group Co-Chair Countries, and other international actors involved in
the conflict resolution to make maximum efforts in the direction of
truly guaranteeing the right to life of the peaceful population of
Artsakh.
 

Public Radio of Armenia
Aug 3 2022
Route passing through Lachin Corridor can be changed only according to
a plan approved by all parties – Armenia MFA
 August 3, 2022, 20:22 2 minutes read
Azerbaijan continues its planned policy of terrorizing the population
of Nagorno-Karabakh, subjecting Nagorno-Karabakh to ethnic cleansing
and “creeping occupation,” the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a
statement.
The comments come after the armed forces of Azerbaijan, once again
violating the trilateral statement of the leaders of Armenia, Russia
and Azerbaijan on ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh of November 9, 2020,
resorted to aggression in the area of responsibility of the Russian
peacekeeping forces, which resulted in casualties and injuries.
“Despite the steps taken by the Armenian side to achieve stability and
peace in the region, Azerbaijan continues its planned policy of
terrorizing the population of Nagorno-Karabakh, subjecting
Nagorno-Karabakh to ethnic cleansing and creeping occupation of
Nagorno-Karabakh,” the Ministry said.
It reminded that examples of such aggression and ceasefire violation
are the advancements of the Azerbaijani forces in the direction of the
village of Parukh on March 24, the attack on the villages of Khtsaberd
and Hin Tagher on December 11, 2020, which are also located in the
zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops.
“We consider inadmissible the statements made by the Azerbaijani side,
which attempt at unilaterally changing the legal regime of the Lachin
Corridor defined by point 6 of the trilateral statement and reaffirm
that the route passing through the Lachin Corridor can be changed only
according to a plan approved by the parties that signed the
statement,” the Foreign Ministry stated.
“As the statement of November 9 clearly notes, with the agreement of
the parties (i.e. the Russian Federation, the Republic of Armenia and
the Republic of Azerbaijan), the plan for the construction of a new
traffic route through the Lachin Corridor connecting Armenia with
Nagorno-Karabakh will be decided within the next three years, with the
subsequent redeployment of Russian peacekeeping troops to protect that
route,” the Foreign Ministry noted.
It emphasized that to date there is no such plan approved in a
tripartite format, and called on all parties to the trilateral
statement to adhere to their commitments, to make immediate efforts to
implement the conditions established by the statement of November 9,
including respect for the ceasefire regime, opening of regional
communications, release of prisoners of war and other detained
persons.
“The Republic of Armenia has fulfilled all its obligations. The reason
for non-implementation of a number of points of the tripartite
statement of November 9 is Azerbaijan’s arbitrary interpretations,
continued aggressive rhetoric and actions,” the Ministry stated.
“The Republic of Armenia, once again reaffirming its commitment to the
agenda of establishing peace and stability in the region, calls on the
international community to take measures to stop the aggressive
attitude and actions of Azerbaijan and to launch the necessary
international mechanisms for this,” it concluded.