The European Commission deplores the Azerbaijani attacks on Shushi Cathedral during the 2020 war
The High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell has deplored on behalf of the European Commission the damages caused to the Shushi Ghazanchetsots Cathedral by the Azerbaijani armed forces. As European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy reports, the Commission s statement came
in the response to the urgent written question sent to the by the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Loucas Fourlas (Cyprus, EPP),
In the urgent written question addressed by MEP Fourlas, it is mentioned that the Azerbaijani armed forces targeted and attacked Shushi’s Ghazanchetsots Cathedral on 8 October 2020, in violation of international rules of war. The MEP asks the European Commission whether the latter is planning to take steps “to protect both the civilian population and places of worship” in Artsakh/ Nagorno Karabakh that are currently under the Azerbaijani control.
High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell stated that the European Commission deplores the damages caused to Shushi’s Ghazanchetsots Cathedral by the Azerbaijani armed forces.
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YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS. The issue of Artsakh will be a priority in the activities of the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) in 2021.
Belgian Parliament calls for immediate withdrawal of Azerbaijani forces from Artsakh
The Belgian House of Representatives (Federal Parliament) adopted a resolution condemning the military aggression of Azerbaijan, supported by the Turkish authorities and foreign mercenaries against the Armenian population of the Republic of Artsakh. The resolution calls for the immediate withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces from the Nagorno Karabakh region, conquered by the use of force and violence, reported the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy welcoming the effort.
The Parliament also condemned the Azerbaijani deliberate attacks against civilians and the use of cluster munitions and phosphorus bombs.