Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States adopts resolution on aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan

Baku, February 6 (AzerTAc). The Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOIC) has adopted resolutions on the aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan and the Khojaly massacre as it held its 8th session in Khartoum, Sudan. The resolutions were submitted by the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation and Azerbaijan`s delegation to PUOIC. Relevant articles of the resolutions were also included in the Final Communique of the session and Khartoum Declaration. AzerTAc presents the full text of the resolution: “Resolution on the Aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan January 21-22, 2013 Khartoum, the Republic of Sudan Proceeding from the principles and objectives of the PUIC Statute and the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation; Gravely concerned over the aggression by the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan which has resulted in the occupation of about 20 percent of the territories of Azerbaijan; Deeply distressed over the plight of more than one million Azerbaijani displaced persons and refugees resulting from the Armenian aggression and over the magnitude and severity of these humanitarian problems; Deeply concerned about losses in people and injuries of civilian Azerbaijani citizens who live along the line of contact, including children and women as a result of the breach of ceasefire agreement by the Armenian armed forces. Reaffirming all previous relevant resolutions and, in particular, Resolution No.10/11-P(IS), adopted by the Eleventh Session of the Islamic Summit Conference held in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, 13-14 March 2008 and Resolution No.11/5-CONF, adopted by the Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC), held in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, on 30-31 January 2008; Urging strict adherence to the Charter of the UN and full implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions; Welcoming all diplomatic and other efforts for the settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; Reaffirming commitment by all the State of PUIC Member Parliaments to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Noting also the destructive influence of the policy of aggression of the Republic of Armenia on the peace process within the OSCE framework; 1. Strongly condemns the aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2. Considers the actions perpetrated against civilian Azerbaijani population in occupied Azerbaijani territories as crimes against humanity. 3. Strongly condemns any looting and destruction of archeological, cultural and religious monuments on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. 4. Strongly demands the strict implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 and the immediate, unconditional and complete withdrawal of Armenian forces from all occupied Azerbaijani territories including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and strongly urges Armenia to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 5. Expresses its concern that Armenia has not yet implemented demands contained in the above stated UN Security Council resolutions. 6. Urges all States to refrain from providing any supplies of arms and military equipment to Armenia, which can encourage the aggressor to escalate the conflict and to continue the occupation of the Azerbaijani territories. The territories of the State of the PUIC Member Parliaments should not be used as transit of such supplies. 7. Calls upon States of PUIC Member Parliaments, as well as other Members of the international community, to use such effective political and economic measures as required in order to put an end to Armenian aggression and occupation of the Azerbaijani territories. Inter alia, refraining from economic activities in the territory of the Republic of Armenia, from investing to economic, industrial, and other areas in the Republic of Armenia and limiting overall cooperation with Republic of Armenia. 8. Requests the States of PUIC Member Parliaments to encourage their nationals and legal entities not to be engaged in economic, touristic and other activities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan. 9. Stresses that fait accompli may not serve as a basic for a settlement, and that neither the current situation within the occupied areas of the Republic of Azerbaijan, nor any actions, including arranging voting process, undertaken there to consolidate the status quo, may be recognized as legally. 10. Calls for a just and peaceful settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the basis of respect for the principles of territorial integrity of States and inviolability of internationally recognized borders. 11. Expresses its full support for the three principles of the settlement of the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan contained in the Statement of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office at the 1996 Lisbon OSCE Summit, namely the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, highest degree of self -rule of the Nagorno- Karabakh region within Azerbaijan and guaranteed security for Nagorno-Karabakh and its whole population. 12. Urges Armenia and all Member States of the OSCE Minsk Group to engage constructively in the ongoing OSCE peace process on the basis of the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the relevant OSCE decisions and documents. 13. Demands to cease and reverse immediately the transfer of settlers of Armenian nationality to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, which constitute a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and has a detrimental impact on the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict, and calls upon Member States to render their full support to the efforts of Azerbaijan undertaken to this end, including at the General Assembly of the United Nations, inter -alia, through their respective Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York. 14. Reaffirms its total solidarity and support for the efforts being made by the Government and people of Azerbaijan to defend their country, and call for enabling the Azerbaijan displaced persons and refugees to return to their homes in safety, honor and dignity. 15. Calls upon the Member Parliaments to properly recognize the genocidal massacre of Azerbaijan civilians by Armenian forces in the town of Khojaly of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 26 February, 1992; demands to take to justice the perpetrators of the Khojaly massacre starting from 2012 which marks the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.”