“In accordance with the relevant United Nations General Assembly Resolution the 30th of August is observed as the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Determining the fate of up to 4,000 Azerbaijani citizens who have gone missing as a result of Armenia’s 30 yearlong aggression against Azerbaijan, is one of the most serious humanitarian problems that concern not only their beloved ones, but the Azerbaijani Government,” Assistant to Azerbaijani President, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev posted on his X account, APA reports.
According to Hikmat Hajiyev, Armenia evades from providing information about their whereabouts and the location of mass graves, once again demonstrating its inhuman nature:
“Numerous witness statements and mass graves discovered in our territories liberated from occupation, proved that the Azerbaijanis captured and taken hostage, were brutally tortured and killed in a mass manner by Armenia. Those who are guilty of these crimes against humanity are not only enjoying impunity in Armenia, but are even glorified. But justice has prevailed! Today, most of those criminals are held accountable in Azerbaijan. Armenian lobby paid and morally bankrupt western politicians and media institutions who call for release of these war criminals at least should be ashamed. Armenia also should feel ashamed of its barbaric actions, apologize to Azerbaijan, hold other offenders accountable and report the exact location of mass graves, including the remains of Azerbaijan’s National Hero Natig Gasimov.”
The assistant of the president noted that liberation of Azerbaijan's lands from occupation gave a great impetus to the process of determining the fate of missing persons:
“Upon the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons of the Republic of Azerbaijan and relevant Government institution based on the DNT analyses of discovered human remains, have identified 151 people so far who went missing since the first Karabakh War. Finding them after 30 years and burying with military funeral honors, once again shows how the President of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani state values and takes care of its citizens. In the context of former Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict the work of ICRC on missing Azerbaijani persons as demanded by the international humanitarian law can not be considered satisfactory. Instead of that ICRC contrary to its own statue is engaged behind the scene leak of false information and “background information” to so-called reports of dubious western politicians who are in the pay roll of Armenian government and Armenian lobby. Azerbaijan will continue to spare no effort to determine the fate of the missing persons, and will put an end to the longing and suffering of their families.”
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