Friday, October 20 2023 17:26

ArmInfo. The conducted research proves that the strikes of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were carried out specifically against populated areas. This was stated during a press conference on October 20 by tformer Ombudsman of Armenia, head of the Center for Law and Justice of the Tatoyan Foundation, Arman Tatoyan.

Presenting evidence of artillery shelling of the civilian  infrastructure of Artsakh, he emphasized that all these facts refute  the statements of the Azerbaijani side about the supposedly good  attitude and the absence of problems with the civilian population.

At the same time, Tatoyan expressed indignation at the statement of  the UN mission following the latter's visit to Nagorno-Karabakh. He  noted that international fact-finding work requires, or rather  requires, that the delegation initially visit Kornidzor and Goris,  which became the first point of refuge for forcibly displaced  citizens of Artsakh. "They had to talk with Artsakh refugees, listen  to their stories, identify problems in their settlements, and then go  there and get acquainted with the situation on the spot," he  emphasized. In this context, the head of the Foundation recalled that  the UN mission visited only those settlements that were approved by  the Azerbaijani side, after which it made a statement that there was  no ethnic cleansing in Artsakh.

"Watching the behavior of international organizations, one gets the  impression that all these wonderful UN principles that no one should  be ignored, no one should be isolated, in the case of our people -  are only beautiful phrases, statements in equally beautiful halls,"   Tatoyan emphasized. He noted that by analyzing what is happening, one  can also come to the conclusion that the UN acts in relation to  Armenia and Artsakh when it is sure that no problems will arise.

At the same time, the former ombudsman said that the Foundation is  completing work on preparing a report with evidence of torture  against civilians of Artsakh by the Azerbaijani servicemen.

The UN Mission, led by the UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan,  summed up the results of its one-day visit to Nagorno-Karabakh on the  evening of October 1. In a released statement, observers note that,  according to the data they received, there are between 50 and 1  thousand Armenians left in Nagorno- Karabakh. "The mission is shocked  by the sudden manner in which local residents fled their homes and by  the suffering that may have caused," the UN mission said cynically.  Further, UN officials state that "neither from those interviewed  among the local population, nor from their interlocutors, they heard  any reports of violence against civilians since the conclusion of the  last truce." The authors of the statement also note that "in the  places they visited, they found no damage or destruction of civil and  agricultural infrastructure, as well as dead livestock or domestic  animals." "At this stage, it is difficult to understand whether the  local population intends to return. It is clear that there is a need  to build trust, and this requires time and effort on all sides," the  UN team emphasizes, assuring that the The UN is "ready to support the  population that remains [in Nagorno-Karabakh] and those who wish to  return."

According to the statement, UN representatives visited Akna,  Stepanakert and the Kashatagh (Lachin) corridor during a one-day  visit. According to the report, observers' access to rural areas "was  limited." Against the background of numerous photos and video footage  of the atrocities of the Azerbaijani armed forces on the territory of  Artsakh, this statement by the UN mission looked more like nonsense  than a real unbiased report from the ground.