Azerbaijanophobia

Statement of the Western Azerbaijan Community Recently, a video recording of Armenia's former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s speech at the “Yerkrapa” Volunteer Union meeting on July 23-24, 1993, has surfaced (youtube.com/watch?v=ENT3AQ8N…). Without additional comment, we present an excerpt from Levon Ter-Petrosyan's speech, which he delivered as president, exactly as it is: "Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have solved a problem that the Armenian people had been unable to resolve for 600 years. Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have been completely cleansed of foreign nations. I repeat, this was a 600-year-old problem. The Armenian people will feel the significance of this for at least the next 600 years. Imagine if, today, Armenia had 180 000 representatives of foreign nations, as it did in 1988. Today, our state would not exist. We would not have been able to defend Zangezur, our northeastern regions, or the shores of Sevan. Even several autonomies would have arisen here. Remember, Azerbaijanis were the majority in three districts—Vardenis, Masis, and Amasia. In Zangezur, their numbers were exceedingly high. Now this problem has been solved." Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s speech, delivered in his capacity as president, is an irrefutable evidence of Armenia's state-run, systematic ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijanis in its territory and in the formerly occupied Azerbaijani lands. It also demonstrates the deeply entrenched racism, hatred toward the Azerbaijani people, and policy of occupation rooted in Armenia’s political circles. Armenia initiated the conflict in 1987 to carry out ethnic cleansing and create a monoethnic space, to realize the mythical concept of “greater Armenia” at the expense of Azerbaijani territories. Armenia has pursued an ethnic cleansing policy against the Azerbaijani people under the approach of "no population, no problem." The essence of Armenian statehood has remained unchanged, from Levon Ter-Petrosyan to warlords-turned-politicians like Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, and “democratic” Nikol Pashinyan. The current Armenian government continues this crime by preventing the return of deported Azerbaijanis. We call on the international community to condemn Armenia’s racist policies and urge it to begin dialogue with the Western Azerbaijan Community. The Western Azerbaijan Community will continue its efforts within the framework of international law to hold Armenia accountable and ensure the peaceful, safe, and dignified return of Western Azerbaijanis to their ancestral lands. @UN @UNHumanRights @UN_SPExperts @CIJ_ICJ @IntlCrimCourt @hrw @freedomhouse @amnesty @AzerbaijanUnhcr @UNinAzerbaijan @SecBlinken