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6/14/2006 12:00:00 PM GMT
 

 The Majlis of Azerbaijanis of Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed region in Azerbaijan that slipped into war after the collapse of the Soviet Union, strongly condemned the destruction of historic and cultural monuments in the Azerbaijani territory under the Armenian occupation, Trend reported.

The destruction of the occupied villages is “vandalism and crime against mankind,” according to a statement by the Majlis.
These crimes indicate that the Armenian authorities ignore international law. By destroying the Azerbaijanis’ historic and cultural monuments, Armenian politicians damage the inter-regional relationships necessary to the peaceful co-existence of Azerbaijanis and Armenians, the statement added.

The Majlis also charged that the Armenians know that they will eventually leave the occupied areas, and that’s why they burn the Azerbaijan villages and forests.

Members of the Majlis also urged international institutions and mediating countries to intervene to stop such criminal acts by the Armenian authorities.

They also called on the Azerbaijani authorities to stall the peace talks if Armenia continues to exterminate the historic and culture monuments of Azerbaijan.

Armenian forces had driven out Azerbaijani troops in 1994, in the follow up to a war that killed more than 40,000 people and displaced about one million others.