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German Bundestag adopts new document on Khojaly genocide and Nagorno Karabakh conflict

24 February 2012 15:20 (UTC +04:00)

Press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan told APA that the document was adopted according to the petition which was presented to German Bundestag by Society for the Promotion of German-Azerbaijani Relations with the 20th anniversary of Khojaly genocide.

The document says: â€œThis bloody event perpetrated in Khojaly by Armenian armed forces on February 26, 1992 must be recognized as the fact of massacre resulted in the death of more than 600 people. Armenia, which claims that its people faced genocide, must understand this issue of the Azerbaijani people. The sustainable reconciliation could be achieved only on the basis of historical truths.â€

The petition also focused on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict on the basis of international law. The document urged Armenian to withdraw its forces from five regions around Nagorno Karabakh and to create condition for the refugees to return to their homes.

Bundestag said that as the first step in the settlement of the conflict, international law must be observed unambiguously and problems of refugees must be settled in accordance with right of deported people to return to their homes.

The document also says that the German Bundestag must give its contribution to the new efforts for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh problem.

Taking the German Foreign Ministryâ€™s opinion into account, the result of parliamentary investigation was described in the document as follows:

Germanyâ€™s position on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is that the occupation of 5 Azerbaijani regions around Nagorno Karabakh must be ended and refugees must return to their homes.

The document underlined that the German Bundestagâ€™s resolution named â€œSecurity, Stability and Promoting Democracy in South Caucasusâ€ adopted on May 14, 2009 was still in force. The document demands all conflict sides to make special efforts for fulfillment of UN resolutions on Nagorno Karabakh, Council of Europe and OSCE relevant resolutions and decisions. The concern on unresolved Nagorno Karabakh conflict is underlined in the newly-adopted document as well. According to the document, the unsettled regional conflicts can be used anytime for increasing the tension and lead to armed confrontation in the extreme situations: â€œThe diplomatic efforts taken for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the meetings of significant politicians, as well as Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents especially within the Minsk Group didnâ€™t lead to the expected progress. Thatâ€™s why the threat of sudden war exists in the regionâ€.

The Petition committee recommends the sending of petition as a material to the German government - Ministry of Foreign Affairs for lending support to all efforts and demarches in this direction.