Head of the Bright Armenia faction of the National Assembly of Armenia Edmon Marukyan has posted on his Facebook page a video presenting what really happened on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, Azerbaijan’s aggressive actions, Azerbaijan’s terrorist statements, etc.

The video, which is titled “Azerbaijani Aggression and its Legal-Political Consequences”, is translated into Russian and English and will be presented to Armenia's international partners.

“Azerbaijan resorted to military provocation by attacking the state border of the Republic of Armenia, and thereby violated Article 2 of the UN Charter. And after that, strikes on Armenian villages, houses of civilians, a kindergarten, as well as organizations for the production of masks, which is of great strategic importance during the COVID-19 pandemic, and strike on other civilian targets, of which strikes on kindergarten is the most disgusting. Ministry of Emergency Situations cars heading to help the injured and wounded, all of this together testifies to violations of the relevant Geneva Conventions, and this, in essence, is a war crime. And if we summarize the actions of Azerbaijan, we can say that the Azerbaijani military-political elite resorted to war crimes against the neighboring peace-loving people of the Republic of Armenia,” Marukyan emphasized.

Touching upon the fact that the statements by international organizations are targeted at both sides and call on both sides to a ceasefire, Marukyan said it is unambiguous that the attacking side, the side resorting to provocation, is to blame, and the Armenian side is only in the role of defending, fighting back and demanding peace. “Accordingly, in this regard, I would like to appeal to our international partners and demand, ask to be objective. We are all obliged to be objective in such situations because if we are not objective when making such assessments, then we will allow future provocations, and then we will allow future attacks.”

As for the question why Azerbaijan is taking such steps now, Marukyan said the following: “Azerbaijan, in fact, is in a very grave condition because over the past two years, whatever Azerbaijan did, it lagged behind the changes taking place in Armenia. And the coronavirus pandemic was added to this, because Azerbaijan, in fact, is in a deplorable situation in this matter. No matter how much Azerbaijan, as a closed society, tries to hide the numbers, no matter how much it tries to harbor information, a bad situation reigns there. Added to this is the socio-economic situation. Added to this are falling oil prices since the start of the pandemic. And there is a serious, tangible drop in Azerbaijan’s population’s income. And to this the political processes that are the result of inter-clan struggle are added. In Azerbaijan, the opposition has been completely destroyed. Azerbaijan, in order to be able to achieve internal unity, must take some steps.”