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FM: European Parliament membership gives no right to violate laws

24 February 2017 [12:23] - TODAY.AZ

By  Trend


Membership in the European Parliament does not give anyone the right to violate laws of another country, rules and principles of international law, and does not give anyone immunity, said Hikmat Hajiyev, the spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

“Such persons, members of the European Parliament, as a citizen of Luxembourg Frank Engel, a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus Eleni Theocharous and a citizen of the Czech Republic Jaromir Stetina, call for violation of Azerbaijan’s internationally recognized integrity and are constantly working for these purposes, propagandizing the illegal regime created by Armenia as a result of aggression and occupation of Azerbaijan’s lands,” he said.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry and diplomatic missions pay special attention to the illegal activity in the occupied areas of Azerbaijan. The work is constantly carried out to prevent such illegal actions.

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 has adopted four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal, but they have not been enforced to this day.

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