Baku slams Yerevan attempts to evade obligations under ceasefire deal
By Vafa Ismayilova
Baku has said that Yerevan's latest statement alleging that Azerbaijan violates the trilateral ceasefire deal signed on November 10, 2020, is Armenia's another attempt to evade its obligations under the document.
"The statement of the Armenian Foreign Ministry of August 11,
2021, accusing Azerbaijan of allegedly violating the trilateral
Statement of November 10, 2020, is another futile attempt by the
Republic of Armenia to evade its obligations to fully implement the
provisions of said document," the ministry stated on August 12.
Baku drew Yerevan's attention to the fact that paragraph 1 of the
trilateral statement announces “a complete ceasefire and a
cessation of all hostilities in the zone of conflict shall be
introduced at 00:00 hours Moscow time on November 10, 2020”. The
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry stressed that the document also noted
that the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia “shall
stop at their current positions”.
"It should be emphasized that the word 'stop' does not mean 'remain' in this or any other context. This applies both to the Russian language, in which the document was drawn up, and other languages," the ministry said.
Baku underlined that paragraph 3 of the trilateral statement defines that Russia's peacekeeping contingent shall be deployed “along the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor”.
It noted that paragraph 4 of the trilateral statement specially
indicates that “the peacekeeping contingent of the Russian
Federation shall be deployed in parallel with the Armenian armed
forces' withdrawal”.
Paragraph 6 of the trilateral statement states that “the Republic
of Azerbaijan shall guarantee the safety of citizens, vehicles and
goods traveling along the Lachin corridor in both directions”, the
statement added.
Thus, the agreed language of the statement of November 10, 2020
signed by the three parties clearly notes the withdrawal of the
Armenian armed forces from the territory of Azerbaijan and in no
way envisages the stationing and deployment of military personnel,
the ministry said.
It emphasized that "attempts to make an absurd interpretation of
the key provisions of the trilateral Statement indicate that the
Armenian side either did not fully understand the essence of the
document it signed on November 10, 2020, or initially did not
intend to fully comply with its requirements. Such behavior once
again underlines the destructive position of this country".
The ministry stated that the international community is well aware
of the practice of Armenia's non-compliance with the fundamental
norms and principles of international law, decisions of
international organizations and obligations assumed.
"In this regard, it is enough to mention Armenia's refusal to comply with the requirements of four UN Security Council resolutions of 1993. This destructive practice is devoid of any prospects in the context of ensuring the long-awaited peace and security in the region," the ministry said.
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