Anti-Nazi Front of Armenia requests Russian mediation in resolving  conflict between Yerevan and Baku

ArmInfo. The Anti-Nazi Front of Armenia has sent an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The letter highlights that the participants of the movement support  the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as  outlined in the statement of November 9, 2020, and other agreements  reached between the leaders of the three countries with Russia's  mediation.  In this vein, the coordinators of the movement have  expressed the opinion that NATO's presence in any part of the  post-Soviet area leads to negative consequences, posing a threat to  the security and stability of the region.

"It is from this perspective that we view the processes taking place in the South  Caucasus, specifically focusing on the resolution of the  Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict," the statement says.  

The letter further notes that Russia has been actively involved in resolving the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for many years. It mentions that following  the 44-day war in Artsakh in 2020, efforts continued through the  trilateral statement issued by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and  Azerbaijan on November 9, 2020, along with other subsequent  agreements.

"It is an obvious reality that the collective West, along with the  hidden and coordinated participation of the authorities of Armenia  and Azerbaijan, are actively working to prevent the implementation of  agreements reached with Russian mediation. It is also evident that  the authorities of both Armenia and Azerbaijan are not only failing  to contribute to the establishment of stability and security in the  South Caucasus with Russian involvement, but have also become  instruments of the United States and its allies in destabilizing the  region," the statement reads.

 At the same time, the Anti-Nazi Front of Armenia highlighted the  recent interview of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, in  which he referred to the independent Armenian state as "fascist". The  Movement called it strange that Armenia is labeled as a "fascist  state" by the leader of a country, where no political or  criminal-legal assessment was given to the mass massacres of  Armenians and racially motivated murders in the cities of Sumgait,  Baku and Kirovabad in 1988-1990.  The Movement explained in its  statement that it cited the aforementioned facts because it deems any  displays of ethnic hatred and Nazi ideology in the post-Soviet area,  especially at the governmental level, as unacceptable and abhorrent.  "We are confident that only Russia's mediation mission, under your  leadership, will enable us to reach a stable and mutually beneficial  resolution of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. This will be for the  benefit of the peaceful and secure future of our nations and  peoples," the coordinators of the Anti-Nazi Front of Armenia  concluded.