2023-11-21 18:08:00
It is unreasonable and unfair to call the migration of Armenian residents of the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan to Armenia a forced migration.
Day.Az reports that Aykhan Hajizadeh, head of the press service department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said this in response to USAID Director Samantha Puer’s post on the “X” social network account.
He noted that Power did not voice any opinion against Armenia during the nearly 30 years that the Armenian armed forces were occupying the territories of Azerbaijan, on the contrary, even in the post-conflict phase, it made statements contrary to international law and Armenia’s obligations.
Aykhan Hajizade reminded that during Samantha Power’s visit to the region, she met with Armenians who had migrated to Armenia, but the next day she refused to meet with Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs who were deprived of their fundamental rights as a result of Armenia’s aggression.
He emphasized that during the nearly 30-year occupation, there was not a single visit at the USAID level to learn about the difficult situation faced by Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs, whose number is 10 times greater.
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