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By Nazrin Gadimova

Armenia has never intended to implement the UN Security Council resolutions on de-occupation of Azerbaijani lands, and the country is responsible for the recent clashes on the frontline.

Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, ISESCO Director General, made the remark as part of his visit to Baku.

"ISESCO has issued a declaration condemning the Armenian aggression and urging the international community to stop and force Armenia to implement UN Security Council resolutions, that is to withdraw its troops from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan," he stressed.

Altwaijri believes that the international community has not made sufficient efforts to force Armenia to withdraw its military troops from Nagorno-Karabakh.

“We need to continue to clarify the situation and to convey to the world that Armenia has occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, violating all norms of international law,” he concluded.

Earlier, Altwaijri expressed surprise at how this very serious conflict threatening to undermine peace in this part of the world is not high on the agenda of the UN chief. He further called upon UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon to enforce Security Council resolutions condemning Armenian occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and other lands of Azerbaijan and demanding its immediate cessation.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict evolved in 1988 as a result of Armenian aggressive policy towards neighboring Azerbaijan. As a result of a bloody war, Armenia occupied 20 percent of the Azerbaijani territories.

Large-scale hostilities ended with a Russia-brokered ceasefire in 1994, but Armenia continued the occupation in defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling for immediate and unconditional withdrawal.

In early April 2016, Armenia resumed military actions on the contact line of troops. The intense firings of the Azerbaijani positions and settlements along the frontline have caused causalities among Azerbaijani civilians.

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Nazrin Gadimova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @NazrinGadimova

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