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BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 25. It is
important to refrain from abuse of the International Committee of
the Red Cross’s mandate, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said,
Trend reports.
“We took note of the statement by the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) of July 25 regarding the
humanitarian situation in the region and the activities of the
ICRC,” the MFA said in the statement.
As known, while assessing the firing at the Lachin
border checkpoint on June 15 and the attempts of Armenian drivers
to bring smuggled items to Azerbaijan in vehicles of the
International Committee of the Red Cross as further illegal acts by
Armenia against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of
Azerbaijan, as well as hindering the operation of the checkpoint,
we have demanded to stop such malign actions.
Along with preventing Armenia’s attempts at illegal
actions, the Azerbaijani side has continued important cooperation
with the ICRC. Following the discussions held by Azerbaijan with
the ICRC, conditions were created within the necessary regulations
for the continuation of the passage of Armenian residents through
the border checkpoint for medical purposes by the ICRC, and dozens
of Armenian residents passed through the checkpoint in both
directions on a daily basis.
Moreover, assistance was offered by Azerbaijan for the
transportation and delivery of larger quantities of medicine and
cargo using the “Aghdam-Khankendi” road. However, the Armenian side
adamantly rejects this offer.
Furthermore, the visit of ICRC medical personnel to
the area to further assist in the passage of Armenian residents
through the border checkpoint with the facilitation of the ICRC was
also regrettably refused on-site despite the previous
agreements.
The opposition of the Armenian side to the steps taken
by Azerbaijan, as well as its intention to assist, including the
proposals to use the “Aghdam-Khankendi” and other alternative roads
as mentioned in the ICRC statement, once again proves that the
claims of a “tense humanitarian situation” in the region are a
means of political manipulation and pressure.
“It is important to comply with the humanitarian
mandate of the ICRC and refrain from the abuse of this mandate for
political purposes,” the MFA said.
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