Azerbaijan protests resettement of Syrian Armenians in Karabakh

Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has accused Yerevan of resettling Syrian Armenians in Azerbaijan's occupied territory.

"The settlement of Syrian Armenians in Azerbaijan's occupied territory is illegal under international law and must be stopped immediately," Mammadyarov said on May 13.

The minister made the remarks while speaking at the first session of the Arab Cooperation and Economic Forum with Central Asia and Azerbaijan in Saudi Arabia.

Mammadyarov pointed out that Armenia continues to use force to continue the military occupation of Azerbaijan's territory and prevent one million Azerbaijani refugees and IDP's from returning their homes.

He underscored that the majority of Azerbaijan's historical and cultural monuments have been destroyed and desecrated.

"It is a matter of yet another serious concern that Armenia is expanding the settlement of Syrian Armenians in the occupied territory to change the demography on the ground. Such an activity is illegal under international law and must be stopped immediately," Mammadyarov said.

Bakudaily.az