Austrian Parliament adopts resolution condemning ethnic cleansing in Artsakh

The Austrian Parliament has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the ethnic cleansing committed by Azerbaijan against the people of Artsakh, the Armenian Embassy in Austria reports.

Many Members of Parliament delivered speeches condemning Azerbaijan and calling on the Austrian federal government to support Armenia and the forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The resolution, supported by all five factions in the legislature, calls on the federal government to “condemn in all international platforms and bilateral discussions Azerbaijan’s military actions that led to the mass exodus of more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh.”

The resolution highlights the importance of the protection of the rights of ethnic Armenians who have stayed and those who wish to return to Nagorno-Karabakh, and the implementation of the decisions of the International Court of Justice regarding free movement through the Lachin corridor.

The Austrian Parliament also urges the federal government to engage in ensuring free and unimpeded access of international humanitarian organizations to Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as ensuring protection of Nagorno-Karabakh’s cultural assets and churches. In addition, the resolution advocates for the provision of necessary funds to Armenia, as a priority country of the Austrian Development Agency, for the further stabilization of the humanitarian situation.