Armenia’s MFA: Azerbaijan continues violating key provisions of trilateral statement

As a result of the November 9 statement, large-scale hostilities have been ceased and the Russian peacekeepers have been deployed in Artsakh. At the same time, the Azerbaijani side has violated and continues to violate a number of key provisions of the trilateral statement, Armenia’s MFA spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan told Interfax.

“Thus, according to the first provision of the trilateral statement, the parties must stand on their positions as of November 10 and cease the hostilities. Meanwhile, in more than a month after the ceasefire was established, the Azerbaijani side carried out military operations in direction of Old Tagher and Khtsaberd settlements, in the Hadrut region of Artsakh, resulting in casualties and capturing Armenian servicemen on the ground.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia referred to that gross violation of the statement in its statement made on December 13.

To date, the Azerbaijani side has not fully complied with the Article 8 of the trilateral statement, according to which, the prisoners of war, hostages and other captured civilians should be exchanged. As a result, Armenian prisoners of war and hostages are not being released.  Moreover, the Azerbaijani side is prosecuting Armenian prisoners of war at the highest level, presenting them as terrorists, attempting to prevent the full implementation of the November 9 trilateral statement.

The cessation of violations of the statement of November 9 by Azerbaijan is necessary for the full implementation of the trilateral statement,” she said.