BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 7. The campaign that Armenia has launched is aimed at putting all the blame for lack of progress on Azerbaijan, Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Special Assignments, Elchin Amirbayov, said in an interview with German Deutsche Welle, Trend reports.
"The campaign that Armenia has launched worldwide in order to denigrate Azerbaijan and accuse us with all the possible things, and to manipulate with humanitarian hardships on the ground, is a tactical move, which is aiming at consolidating status quo on the ground, imitating their participation in the peace process, and trying to put all the blame for the lack of process on Azerbaijan. While Azerbaijan, on numerous occasions, has proven its good will and sincere desire to advance with the peace process, because it was us who proposed the draft of the peace agreement, reopening of communication lines and delimitating state border," he said.
Amirbayov noted that separatist entity in Karabakh is the only responsible party in this "humanitarian crisis", because they are trying to depict things in black and white, accusing Azerbaijan in making their population suffer from hunger.
"But, at the same time, they reject any overture in order to find compromise, they block the roads which are proposed by Azerbaijan and supported by other stakeholders, to bring in all the necessary cargo by other routes. So, if population is in need of humanitarian assistance or food, there is no way they can prove to any one rejecting the viable solution. We understand that the situation with the delivery of food is not perfect, but it would not be correct to suggest that the Lachin-Khankendi road is blocked, when there is a movement going on back and forth on a daily basis of the ICRC vehicles that transport people in need of medical attention, as well as other people who are ethnic Armenians, who want to go back to Armenia, either school children or relatives, those vehicles also used to bring in baby food, medicaments, and most needed staples for population," he explained.
This is done in green light from the Azerbaijani Government, who cares about its population. But, unfortunately, this whole population has become a hostage in the hands of a bunch of aggressive hardline separatist who do not even envisage the possibility of peaceful coexistence with Azerbaijan, Amirbayov added.