Azerbaijan Rejects Armenia’s Accusations about Violation of International Humanitarian Law: Foreign Ministry

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Azerbaijan rejects Armenia’s accusations about violation of international humanitarian law.

“Armenia, which occupied Azerbaijani territory, tries through its statements and accusations about violation by Azerbaijan of international humanitarian law to place on Azerbaijan the responsibility for all its own illegal and contradicting to international law actions,” Spokesman for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Khazar Ibrahim said to Trend News on 25 July.

On 24 July, the head of working group of Armenia’s State Committee on captives, hostages and missing people Armen Kaprielyan said Azerbaijan violates international humanitarian law, still keeping the four Armenians who were taken captives in April, and that Armenia would draw the attention of international community to the issue.

Four Armenian servicemen were detained in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) of Azerbaijan in April 2008.

Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry stated the servicemen are spetsnaz (special forces) members preparing to commit sabotage in Azerbaijan.

The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began in 1988 due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since 1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful negotiations.

Source: news.trendaz.com/index.shtml?show=cat&catid=243&date=&lang=EN

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