Azerbaijan Condemns Dutch and Belgian Resolutions Regarding Armenian Prisoners
Baku – The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned resolutions recently passed by the parliaments of the Netherlands and Belgium concerning the situation of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan. Both resolutions, adopted on April 16th, addressed the detention of Armenian individuals and called for broader resolutions regarding territorial disputes. The Belgian Parliament’s resolution included ten requests, demanding Azerbaijan respect territorial integrity and withdraw from occupied territories, which Armenia claims encompass over 200 square kilometers.
Similarly, the Dutch Parliament voiced concerns about the conditions in which former Nagorno-Karabakh leadership and Armenian prisoners of war were reportedly being held, calling for their release. Azerbaijan rejected the resolutions as “reckless attempts to undermine its territorial integrity and sovereignty,” dismissing accusations of violations and unlawful detention as “baseless.” The Azerbaijani Parliament characterized the resolutions as stemming from “unhealthy and racist imagination” and a provocation against ongoing peace efforts. The Azerbaijani government maintains that those detained are individuals convicted of war crimes and terrorism, and that trials have been conducted transparently.
President Ilham Aliyev has compared the trials to the Nuremberg Trials. The Dutch and Belgian resolutions prompted calls for an end to anti-Azerbaijani sentiment and a cessation of actions undermining peace efforts. Political analyst Ilgar Velizade suggests these resolutions are unlikely to be implemented.
The situation remains a point of contention between Azerbaijan and Armenia, with ongoing disputes over territory and the status of prisoners.
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