منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي تستنكر مجددًا احتلال إقليم ناجورنو كاراباخ

وجهت منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي انتقادات حادة لـ"أرمينيا"، متهمة إياها بممارسة العنف ضد "أذربيجان"، ومؤكدة أن إقليم "ناجورنو كاراباخ" لايزال إقليمًا محتلاً من قبل "أرمينيا".

وجاءت تلك التصريحات على هامش اللقاء المنعقد بين وزراء خارجية الدول الإسلامية؛ حيث طالبت منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي بضرورة إنهاء الأزمة على أسس احترام الحدود الدولية بين البلدين.

وقد أعرب الوزراء عن قلقهم بسبب التغيرات الجغرافية الجبرية، والتدخل القهري في حقوق الملكية، ونظم الحماية غير الكافية للموروث الثقافي والأماكن الدينية بالإقليم.

وطالبت المنظمة بضرورة تطبيق القرار الصادر في مارس 2008، الذي بمقتضاه يجب انسحاب القوات الأرمينية المحتلة فورًا انسحابًا كاملًا غير مشروط من الإقليم الذي يعد جزءًا من "أذربيجان".

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Organization of the Islamic Conference Again Condemns Armenian

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has accused Armenia of unleashing aggression against Azerbaijan and described Nagorno-Karabakh as an “occupied” Azerbaijani territory at an annual meeting of the foreign ministers of its predominantly Muslim member states, RFE/RL’s Armenia service reported Monday.

They met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday, RFE/RL said, citing an OIC communiqué issued on Saturday.

“The Meeting condemned the aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan and called for the resolution of the conflict on the basis of respect for the territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” read the OIC statement.

It said the ministers expressed serious concern about “forced demographic changes, interference with property rights, inadequate protection of the cultural heritage and sacred sites in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan.”

It was not clear whether all 57 countries making up the Islamic grouping signed the latest statement or agreed with its evaluation of the Karabakh conflict. The New York meeting was chaired by Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev cited the OIC statements when he met with the Baku-based ambassadors of Muslim nations on September 1. He praised their “decisive” support for a non-binding resolution which Baku pushed through the UN General Assembly in March 2008.

The resolution referred to Karabakh as an internationally recognized part of Azerbaijan and demanded an “immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces” from occupied Azerbaijani lands. “Muslim countries must always demonstrate solidarity both in bilateral ties and within the framework of international organizations,” Aliyev told the ambassadors.