Wednesday, March 15 2017 16:13

ArmInfo. It is very strange to hear accusations about the organization of "illegal settlement" of Artsakh from the lips of a man who recently declared that Azerbaijan  should organize a great return of Azerbaijani refugees to  Nagorno-Karabakh. This was stated in a conversation with the  correspondent of ArmInfo by the NKR leader's press secretary David  Babayan.

According to him, such statements cause great surprise, as the  actions of the Armenian side are purely humanitarian in nature. He  also stated that the possibilities of Artsakh are limited and asylum  is granted to a very limited number of people. "This is not a massive  event. And such statements again demonstrate the discriminatory and  unilateral approach of the Azerbaijani side. We believe that this is  another manifestation of the destructive position of Azerbaijan,  especially against the backdrop of statements by the leader of this  country in Paris which was incomprehensible and far from the logic of  the negotiation process on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. This  again indicates that the leadership of Azerbaijan is in a deep moral  and psychological crisis", resumed Babayan.

To note, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov,  speaking at a session of the Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly  of the Council of Europe (PACE) on migration, refugees and internally  displaced people held in Bacu today, stated that "solving the  problems of refugees make respect the territorial integrity of  countries and put end of double standards". According to him, "more  than 1 million refugees and have become the result of the occupation  of the territories of Azerbaijan by Armenia and their problem will be  completely resolved only after the liberation of the lands". As the  deputy minister noted, the Azerbaijani government has prepared in  connection with this the "Great Return Program". "Armenia  purposefully conducts in our territories a policy of illegal  settlement of the occupied lands, tries to prevent the return of  forced migrants to their homes. It encourages the resettlement of  Armenians living in Syria and Lebanon to the occupied lands of  Azerbaijan. However, we will soon liberate our occupied lands, solve  the problem of refugees and internally displaced people. The  international community must support Azerbaijan on this issue",  Khalafof summed up.