During the meeting, Garayev expressed dissatisfaction of the Azerbaijani side with the opening of Armenian embassy in Jakarta despite the statement of the former chairman of the House of Representatives of Indonesian parliament Marzuki Alie that as long as Armenia keeps Azerbaijani territories under occupation, the country’s parliament will not allow to open an embassy in Yerevan or Jakarta.
Garayev also reminded the resolutions of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) about imposing serious sanctions on Armenia, that still keeps the Azerbaijani territories under occupation. It should be noted that Indonesia is also a member of OIC.
Moreover, the diplomat reminded the resolution adopted by OIC Parliamentary Union in 2012 on recognition of Khojaly genocide. The document was adopted during the meeting of the Parliamentary Union in Indonesia’s Palembang city.
Hidayat Nur Wahid, for his part, said that he is familiar with these resolutions and will make every effort to achieve the recognition of the Khojaly genocide by Indonesian parliament and imposition of sanctions on Armenia.
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Armenian armed forces, together with the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet troops stationed in Khankendi committed an act of genocide against the population of the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly on February 25-26, 1992.
As a result of the massacre, some 613 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 old people. Eight families were totally exterminated, 130 children lost one parent and 25 children lost both. A total of 487 civilians became disabled as a result of the onslaught. Some 1,275 innocent residents were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 people remains unknown.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council`s four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
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