Leader of Democratic Alternative party   urges  UN mission in Yerevan   to respond to statements made by Azerbaijani president

ArmInfo.Suren Surenyants, leader of the Democratic Alternative party, has held a  symbolic rally outside the UN office in Yerevan. He handed over a letter urging the UN not turn a blind eye to the statements made by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Surenyants emphasized that the action was a necessary measure, as the  current Armenian authorities are not responding to Aliyev's remarks,  who, in an interview with France 24, called Armenian prisoners more  dangerous than "Nazis" and drew parallels between the trial of the  military-political leadership of Artsakh and the Nuremberg Trials.  The politician noted that the inaction of the country's current  leadership is forcing society to take such steps to demonstrate that  the Armenian public does not support the current situation.

"I am not naive to believe in the existence of international law.  Handing over the letter is a step we take to demonstrate that  international law is being ignored due to geopolitical interests.  Nevertheless, I believe that everyone should express their position  and compel international structures to address these issues,"  Surenyants stated.  Regarding Aliyev's statement, he noted that the  country has entered a dangerous period. The politician asserted that  all of this could have been avoided by the trilateral statement of  November 9, 2020 (the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia  signed an agreement on a ceasefire and all military actions in  Artsakh - ed.), if the country had had a normal government. The  politician believes the solution to the current situation lies in  establishing a civil society movement that will oppose the so-called  "Western Azerbaijan" program, the presence of Armenian prisoners of  war in Baku, the occupation of Armenia's sovereign territories, and  demands for denazification and demilitarization. "I understand what  the response from international structures will be on this matter,  but I will be consistent. An organization that has assumed the  mandate to protect human rights must be held accountable for it," the  politician emphasized.

For his part, military expert Hayk Nahapetyan expressed confidence  that Aliyev's statements will be followed by lawsuits filed in  international courts against hundreds of Armenians. According to him,  these lawsuits could affect the three Armenian presidents, the  defense ministers, and other individuals whom the Azerbaijani  president considers criminals. "The Azerbaijani president's real  demand is Armenia's complete capitulation, which implies  unconditional acceptance of all of Azerbaijan's demands: the  renunciation of its army, the return of allegedly nearly a million  Azerbaijani refugees, the transfer of the Trump Route for  International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) to Azerbaijan's full  control, and the trial of Armenians allegedly responsible for the  disappearance of 5,000 Azerbaijanis," Nahapetyan believes.