BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 27. On February 25,
Fariz Ismailzade, Deputy Chairman of the Science and Education
Committee of the Azerbaijani Parliament, and Head of the Working
Group on Interparliamentary Relations with the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, sent a letter to members of the
United Kingdom Parliament, Baroness Helen Kennedy, Brendan O'Hare,
and Jessica Morden on behalf of the group he heads, the
parliamentary press service told Trend.


The letter noted that members of the UK Inter-Parliamentary
Relations Working Group had expressed serious concern and
disappointment about the ongoing initiative in the British
Parliament to investigate the activities of the former criminal and
separatist regime that existed in the internationally recognized
territories of Azerbaijan. It was noted that such an initiative
could seriously undermine the peace process currently underway
between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which is also actively supported by
the UK government.


According to the letter, members of the working group view the
ongoing initiative in the UK Parliament with serious concern and
disappointment, warning that such a move could undermine the peace
process currently advancing between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which
is supported at a high level by the UK government. It states that
after more than three decades of Armenia’s illegal occupation of
Azerbaijani territories and the displacement of nearly one million
Azerbaijanis, the two countries are now making tangible progress in
peace talks with the backing of the United States and European
partners.


The letter argues that potential hearings on the now-defunct
separatist regime would rely on misleading and biased information
disseminated by radical diaspora groups and lobbying circles
opposed to peace.


Ismayilzade stressed that there is no place for revanchism in
the South Caucasus and emphasized that all parties should work
jointly to consolidate peace and prevent a return to policies of
war.


The appeal concludes with a call on the UK Parliament to cancel
the proposed inquiry initiative, expressing confidence that British
parliamentarians will support efforts to strengthen the strategic
partnership between the two countries and contribute positively to
the peace process in the South Caucasus.