Belgian politicians address statement to Azerbaijani and Belgian governments

Belgian politicians and MPs addressed a statement to the Azerbaijani government and the Belgian government’s delegation to COP29, the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) reported.

The Belgian politicians emphasized that as the host country, Azerbaijan has an obligation to demonstrate a tangible commitment to the fundamental principles of human rights, human dignity, and justice.

They stated their demands by recalling the resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict adopted by the Belgian Federal Parliament, the Flemish Parliament, the Walloon Parliament since December 16, 2020. In line with these resolutions as well as those adopted by the European Parliament since May 2021 and October 2024, the Belgian politicians urged the government of Azerbaijan to immediately and unconditionally release all Armenian prisoners of war, hostages and captives in Baku, including the military-political leadership of Artsakh; ensure that the Armenian cultural and religious heritage in Artsakh stays intact, including the monasteries khachkars and refrain from their albanization as well as history revisionism; refrain from threats and any aggression against the Republic of Armenia, and withdraw the Azerbaijani military forces from the occupied territories of the Republic of Armenia.