The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro,
published a letter sent
to the Ambassador of Azerbaijan in the United States, Elin Suleymanov,
in which he affirms that there is “clear evidence” of the “complete
responsibility” of Azerbaijan in the “aggression and escalation of the
conflict”. With this document, the OAS is positioned as the
international organizations that provided one of the greatest political
support to Artsakh and Armenia,
Diario Armenia reported.
“During the last five years, we have followed closely the unilateral
arms race of your country; it was a matter of deep concern because that
escalation was undoubtedly the preparation for this armed aggression
launched by Azerbaijan. There is clear evidence of your full
responsibility regarding the aggression and the escalation of the
conflict”, said Almagro.
“A statement was made by France with evidence that Turkey sent 300
ISIS-affiliated Islamists to join Azeri military in the conflict”, he
added.
“It is also alarming that the United States Defense Department has
confirmed the presence of hundreds of Syrian mercenaries from Turkey to
support Azerbaijan. Additionally, in the recent meeting at the summit of
the Twenty-Seven in Brussels, European leaders have denounced any
external interference. The proof related to the participation of the
Turkish air force in the conflict is absolutely condemnable”, said the
letter.
“Armenia has already expressed their willingness to accept a
negotiation, it is now your responsibility towards international peace
and stability to accept the same. Furthermore, the statement that you
reference in your letter was issued by the General Secretariat of the
Organization of American States (GS/OAS), which I have the honor to
lead, and stated its strong condemnation of military aggression,
especially those attacks directed towards civilians, and called for
cessation of hostilities. I do not see how the nature of such statement
is at odds with the principles and values of the OAS, or of the United
Nations system at large”, mentioned Almagro.
“The core message of self-determination -a principle that you have
decided to ignore- the peaceful resolution of conflicts -mother
principle that you have decided to ignore-, and promotion of peace and
stability contained in the declaration is absolutely compatible with the
values and the activities of the OAS”.
“What I do consider incompatible with the principles of
self-determination and peace and stability, are both the recent military
attacks towards civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh and the foreign variables
intervening and threatening a negotiation process. Just today the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia reported that civilian
infrastructure is being targeted in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the
Armenian government, these criminal attacks against civilians were
carried out by your country alongside Turkish military specialists. As
we stated in our decimation on September 27, 2020, the practice of
attacking civilians as military targets must be banished and constitutes
a complete violation of most basic mles governing armed conflict”.
“The GS/OAS stands by its declaration regarding the recent military
aggression in Nagorno-Karabakh (Reference: E-098/20) and reiterates the
need to rescue and reactivate the negotiation process led by the
authorities of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Minsk Group (OSCE Minsk Group). We believe that this conflict can only
be solved through a negotiation process based on international law and
the principles established in the Helsinki Accords”. Finally, Almagro
expressed “again my sincere condolences to the victims of the violent
clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces”.
The Azeri complaint came after a September 27 statement in which
Almagro “strongly condemned Azerbaijan’s recent military aggression in
Nagorno-Karabakh, which directly ignores the calls of the United Nations
to achieve peaceful solutions to the conflicts, as well as to promote
lasting peace and stability”.
Luis Almagro is a great supporter of the Armenian Cause. As Foreign Minister of Uruguay, Almagro made in 2011 a historic position demanding the recognition of Nagorno Karabakh. In 2016, also as Secretary General of the OAS, he condemned Azerbaijan during the “Four Days War”. A year earlier, in 2015, as Chancellor of Uruguay he requested “recognition in the international concert of nations” of Karabakh.
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