Monday, May 29 2023 14:31

ArmInfo. It is not the first time that Azerbaijan has spoken threateningly to the people of  Artsakh after the Tripartite Declaration of a ceasefire, we have seen  and continue to see manifestations of aggression in the form of local  combat operations, blockade, energy and other pressures. This time,  the President of Azerbaijan has added illegal demands to the elected  authorities of the people of Artsakh.

The President and the National  Assembly hold the primary mandate of the people of Artsakh, elected  on democratic principles and on the basis of the Constitution of the  Artsakh Republic. Lusine Avanesyan, the spokesperson of Artsakh  Republic President, told "Artsakhpress", commenting on Aliyev's  yesterday statement regarding the dissolution of the state attributes  in Artsakh.  According to her: "Just a few days ago, the President of  the Artsakh Republic called on the people and authorities of  Azerbaijan to end the hatred and genocidal policy towards the people  of Artsakh, to truly accept the principle of equality of people  established by international law, the title and rights of the  indigenous Armenian people to Artsakh.

"At the same time, President Harutyunyan expressed his willingness to  start a dialogue in an international format, based on the norms and  principles of international law, especially on the principles of  equality and self-determination of people, non-use of force and  threat of force, peaceful settlement of disputes and principles of  territorial integrity. It is not the first time that Azerbaijan has  spoken threateningly to the people of Artsakh after the Tripartite  Declaration of a ceasefire, we have seen and continue to see  manifestations of aggression in the form of local combat operations,  blockade, energy and other pressures.

This time, the President of Azerbaijan has added illegal demands to  the elected authorities of the people of Artsakh. The President and  the National Assembly hold the primary mandate of the people of  Artsakh, elected on democratic principles and on the basis of the  Constitution of the Artsakh Republic.

And the president of Azerbaijan is well aware that the main source of  the subjectivity of Artsakh is those state institutions, and, in  fact, with such demands, he recognizes the legitimacy and importance  of those institutions. Along with the active international efforts  aimed at ensuring lasting peace in the South Caucasus, the repeated  threats of the Azerbaijani President to the people and statehood of  Artsakh are aimed at undermining the perspective of the effectiveness  of these efforts.

Emphasizing once again that Azerbaijan does not respect any  international principles and obligations, President Harutyunyan  reaffirms the provisions of his May 23 message addressed to the  parties of the Tripartite Declaration and the UN Security Council,"  Avanesyan noted.