STEPANAKERT. - The policy of xenophobia conducted by Azerbaijan against Armenians for years has these days been supplemented by threats and intolerance towards the international community, specifically people of good will.  

The “Artsakh Republic-European Parliament”friendship group stated the aforementioned in a call-announcement disseminated on Saturday.

The statement reads, in part:

“After recording seeming success in Lapshin’s case, the attitude of Azerbaijan has become more impudent and unruly, this time targeting the European Parliament, deputies of different states, as well as public and political figures.

The Azerbaijani Prosecutor’s Officer has this time made a statement on launching a criminal case against MEPs Frank Engel, Eleni Theocharous, and Jaromír Štětina in connection with their visiting Artsakh and conducting observation mission.

We attach great importance to the actions carried out by the political figures for defending human rights in different countries of the world and reconfirm our support to their efforts.

We value the determination of the MEPs not to succumb to the provocations of Azerbaijan and state that their conduct is the best manifestation of being true to the European values.

We, the deputies of the National Assembly “Artsakh Republic-European Parliament”friendship group urge the international organizations, public and political figures to take adequate steps to suppress the illegal and anti-human actions of Azerbaijan, which make an impression of impunity on Baku authorities, greatly harming the settlement of the Karabakh issue.”