An international legal assessment still has not been given to Khojaly genocide, decisive actions have not been taken against the acts of terror, Azerbaijani Ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova said at a commemoration ceremony in the Office of the Commissioner on Human Rights dedicated to the 19th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.

According to her, at a time when the progressive humankind, peoples are eager for peace, prosperity and development, the Armenian government pursues the policies of ethnic cleansing, terror and violence that affects the peace and stabilization processes in the South Caucasus and entire Europe.

"The genocide in Khojaly, which resulted in rough and massive violations of human rights, have not yet found its legal assessment on an international scale, decisive actions have not been taken against the acts of terror, which causes feelings of anger and regret," said the Ombudsman.

According to her, the efforts of the international organizations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement should be made without double standards, in accordance with the norms and principles of international law. Plenipotentiary international agencies should impose sanctions against Armenia. This occupier state must give up its territorial claims and fulfill the provisions of international documents adopted in connection with the conflict. The territorial integrity of Azerbaijan must be restored fully, the Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced people must returned to their native lands, prisoners and hostages must be freed.

The Ombudsman urged the authoritative international organizations to impose sanctions against aggressor Armenia, who committed the Khojaly genocide. According to the Ombudsman, the world community should support the fair actions of the Azerbaijani people.

/Trend/