Indonesia urges to force Armenia to fulfill UN resolutions

By Azernews

By Rashid Shirinov

Indonesia has once again condemned the aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan.

Meutya Viada Hafid, Chairman of Indonesia-Azerbaijan bilateral cooperation group, has said that a ceremony to honor the memory of the Khojaly genocide, committed by Armenians in February 1992, was held at the Indonesian Parliament.

“Indonesia has always stood against aggression by anyone, anywhere, not only in Azerbaijan but also in any other country,” Hafid said.

The chairman also expressed support for the UN resolutions calling for unconditional withdrawal of all Armenian forces from the Azerbaijani lands.

Hafid recalled that despite the four UN resolutions, Armenia still controls the territory of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions. "I hope that the UN will be able to enforce resolutions that were adopted earlier, because the resolution without coercion is useless," Hafid said.

She added that Indonesia intends to promote dialogue and cooperation with Azerbaijan, which will strengthen the position of Baku on the international stage in the settlement of the conflict.

Khojaly, the second largest town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, came under intense fire from the towns of Khankendi and Askeran already occupied by the Armenian armed forces in 1992.

613 civilians mostly women and children were killed in the massacre, and a total of 1,000 people were disabled. Eight families were exterminated, 25 children lost both parents, and 130 children lost one parent. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, and the fate of 150 of them remains unknown.

Azerbaijan and Armenia for over two decades have been locked in conflict, which emerged over Armenian territorial claims. Since the 1990s war, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions. The UN Security Council resolutions on Armenian withdrawal have not been enforced to this day.