APPEAL of the Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation to international organizations
29 Sep 2020
In the morning of September 27, the Armenian Armed Forces unilaterally violated the ceasefire and launched another act of aggression in the direction of Tartar, Aghdam, Fizuli and Jabrayil regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan using large-caliber weapons, mortars and artillery of various calibers.
The military aggression has caused a large number of
casualties among the civilian population and the military. Only in the village
of Gashalti, Naftalan region, as a result of artillery fire by the Armenian
armed forces, the Gurbanov family of 5 people lost their lives.
Armenia not only occupies the Nagorno-Karabakh region of
Azerbaijan and its 7 adjacent regions by force of arms, but also continues its
desire for "new lands, a new war" from the world community,
disrespecting the norms of international law.
Armenia's next aggression violates the fundamental norms
and principles of international law, UN Security Council Resolutions 822, 853,
874 and 884 of 1993, which call for the unconditional withdrawal of Armenian
troops from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, as well as international
humanitarian law, including 1949. This is a gross violation of the Geneva
Conventions and their protocols.
Armenia has been occupying our lands for 30 years. The
military attacks in April 2016 and July 2020 are the latest examples of this
intention.
Of course, this cannot continue. The Azerbaijani people
have already run out of patience. Our population is tired of living under enemy
fire.
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces were forced to take
counter-offensive and retaliatory measures in order to prevent the Armenian
military aggression and ensure the safety of the civilian population of our
numerous settlements along the line of contact. We are defending ourselves in
our own lands. International humanitarian law is fully observed in the
implementation of defense measures.
After that, all the responsibility for the human and
material losses on both sides falls on the political and military circles of
Armenia.
The Armenian side is trying to confuse its people and the
world community and justify the policy of aggression by spreading false,
misleading information.
As a trade union, we call on the world's leading states,
international organizations, as well as international trade unions to strongly
condemn the aggressive actions of Armenia and defend the just cause of
Azerbaijan.
Armenia's annexation and fascist policy in the Caucasus
is a threat to stability in our world as a whole.
