Expert: Int’l community should condemn brutal attacks of Armenian Armed Forces on Ganja

International community of nations must speak in one single voice to condemn the atrocious attacks committed by the Armenian Armed Forces against the innocent people of Azerbaijan during the Second Karabakh War, US political scientist and expert in international relations Peter Tase told Report.

“Ganja rocket attacks against the innocent civilians and infrastructure of Azerbaijan is a sad chapter in world history and responsible autocrats of Yerevan must be punished, investigated and condemned by international Court of Justice. A rogue regime such as the one in Armenia must not be tolerated and be pressured by European Union to pay for war crimes and reparations,” he noted.

“The Armenian shelling of Ganja city in October 2020 can only be compared to the Siege of Warsaw in September 1939. The entire world remains silent in regards to condemning the massive atrocities committed by Armenian regime in modern times.”

“The US Congress must draft and approve a resolution in honor of the people of Azerbaijan who were killed by Armenia’s missiles in Ganja city,” he added.

During the Second Karabakh War, the Armenian Armed Forces shelled Ganja city with rockets and heavy artillery a total of five times - on October 4, 5, 8, 11, 17, 2020. As a result of these attacks, 26 people were killed, 175 were injured, and serious damage was caused to civilian infrastructure and vehicles.

During the Second Karabakh War, as a result of the military aggression of Armenia, 93 civilians were killed, including 12 children and 27 women, 454 civilians were injured, a total of 12,292 residential and non-residential buildings, 288 vehicles, 1,018 farms were damaged.