11:18 - 5.12.2024

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December 5, Fineko/abc.az. The Western Azerbaijan Community has repeatedly called on the Armenian government for dialogue, but the other side refused.

ABC.AZ reports that President Ilham Aliyev said this in his address to the participants of the II International Conference of the Western Azerbaijan Community on the topic "The right to return: ensuring justice for Azerbaijanis forcibly expelled from Armenia".

The head of state emphasized that Armenia should start negotiations with the community and take practical steps to restore the fundamental rights of Western Azerbaijanis.

"In addition, Armenia should allow the visit of the UNESCO fact-finding mission and cooperate in this area in order to monitor the situation related to the destruction and distortion of the historical and cultural heritage belonging to our people," President Aliyev stressed.

The president noted that this is purely a human rights issue: "The fact that Armenia describes the activities of the community as a threat is an attempt to distort the true nature of the issue and deny the right to return based on international law."