BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 1. The European Union
(EU) Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Marijana Kujundzic, was summoned to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was issued a note of protest
against the European Parliament's resolution adopted on April 30, a
source in the ministry told Trend.


During the meeting, the ministry strongly condemned the baseless
and biased provisions in the resolution against Azerbaijan.


The ministry emphasized that the provisions of the resolution in
question distort reality, contradict the principles of objectivity,
and the obligations of respect for the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of states. The ministry also underscored that the
European Parliament's such approach negatively affects the
normalization process in the region, as well as the prospects for
Azerbaijan-EU relations.


The ministry noted that the resolution claims on the return of
Armenian residents to Azerbaijan's Karabakh region are completely
unfounded, and such calls are interference in the internal affairs
of Azerbaijan. The ministry highlighted that despite the
reintegration plan presented in 2023 in accordance with the
Constitution of Azerbaijan, Armenian residents left the region
voluntarily, and that statements claiming the opposite are
false.


At the same time, the ministry pointed out at the meeting that
calls for the release of persons of Armenian origin, presented as
"prisoners of war", are also legally unacceptable. The ministry
recalled that the Azerbaijani side, demonstrating a humane
approach, released many prisoners, took steps towards
confidence-building, and that the individuals sentenced to court
were individuals who had committed a number of serious crimes,
including terrorism, sabotage, and war crimes.


The ministry stressed that the allegations regarding the
"destruction of cultural and religious heritage" are completely
unfounded and unacceptable. Moreover, the ministry noted that the
facts of the large-scale destruction and insult of the cultural and
religious heritage of Azerbaijan during the occupation period were
ignored by European institutions.


At the meeting, the EU side was called upon to prevent such
steps that harm Azerbaijan-EU relations, as well as the peace and
normalization process in the region.


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