Official Baku names conditions for normalizing ties with Armenia

Azerbaijan has taken appropriate steps to investigate illegal actions, violations of international law, war crimes, urbicide, culturicide and ecocide committed by Armenia within the framework of its nearly 30 year-long policy of aggression, as well as to bring to justice those responsible for these violations, and these steps will continue at the next stages, Report informs, quoting from the statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on the Day of Victory.

Punishing the perpetrators and ensuring justice are important in terms of preventing a recurrence of such cases in the future.

"Ensuring lasting peace, development, and progress is the basis of Azerbaijan’s vision for the future. After the elimination of the factor of occupation of its territories, Azerbaijan is ready to normalize relations with Armenia on the basis of strict adherence to the principles of international law, in particular, the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of international borders. In order to ensure future peace and security in the region, it is important at this stage to fully implement the trilateral statements, and Azerbaijan expects Armenia to reciprocate the steps taken by Azerbaijan in this direction," reads the statement.