The Ministry of International Affairs of Azerbaijan has strongly condemned and utterly rejected the statements made by Canadian International Minister Melanie Joly on September 22, based on a response printed by the ministry’s press secretary, Ayhan Hajizade.
In his assertion, Hajizadeh criticized Minister Jolie for manipulating and distorting the info concerning the Armenian-Azerbaijani battle. He said that the battle between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended 4 years in the past, and Azerbaijan’s sovereignty over Karabakh was absolutely restored in 2023. Hajizade emphasised that the unlawful presence of Armenian armed forces and the separatist regime they supported has been terminated, marking the cessation of hostilities based mostly on the norms and ideas of worldwide legislation.
“The statements of the Canadian International Minister concerning the Karabakh area, directed towards the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and supporting separatism, display how ‘sensible’ and ‘far-sighted’ Canada’s international coverage is,” Hajizade said. He additionally accused Canadian officers of remaining silent concerning allegations of ethnic cleaning, mass killings, and crimes towards humanity dedicated by Armenia towards Azerbaijanis throughout almost three many years of navy aggression.
Hajizade additional criticized the Armenian Canadian diaspora for spreading false details about Azerbaijan’s anti-terrorist measures, asserting that these measures will not be directed towards the civilian inhabitants. He emphasised that Canada has not supplied help for almost a million internally displaced individuals from Azerbaijan’s beforehand occupied territories or for these forcibly deported from Armenia. In response to Hajizade, allegations of a humanitarian disaster within the area mirror Canada’s clear bias towards Azerbaijan.
“Canada has no ethical proper to evangelise about the best way to set up peace and safety in our area. We reiterate that such provocative and biased statements are nothing greater than an impediment to the long run growth and progress of the area, based mostly on respect for the ideas of worldwide legislation,” the ministry consultant added.
Joly emphasised Canada’s help for the protected return of peaceable Armenians, the safety of human rights, and the preservation of Armenian cultural and historic websites in Nagorno-Karabakh. She additionally highlighted Canada’s contributions to humanitarian help and reiterated requires the discharge of prisoners of struggle and arbitrarily detained ethnic Armenians.
The condemnation by the Ministry of International Affairs of Azerbaijan underscores the continued tensions in relations between Azerbaijan and Canada concerning the interpretation and portrayal of the Armenian-Azerbaijani battle and its aftermath.
