Azerbaijani-Turkish commission to investigate Armenia's war crimes in Karabakh

30 April 2021 15:53 (UTC+04:00)

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A joint commission between Azerbaijan and Turkey has been established to investigate the war crimes of Armenia in Karabakh, former Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan, Hulusi Kilic told Trend on Apr.30.

According to Kilic, the commission includes representatives from more than 30 countries, and the investigation will begin in the coming days.

"The commission was created at the suggestion of the Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, Firdovsi Aliyev, and the initiative of the head of the Association of Writers of the Turkic World, Salih Kurt, and the General Director of the Union of Scientists of Islamic States, Professor Bayram Altan,” he said.

“The commission will investigate the military crimes committed by Armenia against the Azerbaijani people during the Second Karabakh War (from late Sept. through early Nov.2020),” the diplomat noted. “It’s known that during the war, the Armenian Armed Forces had made missile attacks on Ganja and Barda cities with prohibited weapons, as a result of which civilians were killed. The commission’s work is aimed at showing the aggressive policy of Armenia to the international community."

He added that the participation of scholars and clerics is also envisaged in the work of the commission.

"They will study the damage caused to mosques and monuments in the Karabakh region," summed up Kilic.

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