BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12. We call on the Dutch side to abandon its unilateral position, which is against the peace in the region, press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aykhan Hajizada said in the commentary of the regarding the unfounded resolutions of the Parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the biased opinion of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Caspar Veldkamp, Trend reports.
"The persons mentioned in the claims of the Dutch side as “prisoners of war” are people accused of separatism, committing premeditated murder, torture, terror acts and other crimes against humanity on the territory of Azerbaijan. Of course, Azerbaijan has both the right and the international obligation to bring these individuals to justice under international law, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, and domestic legislation. Therefore, all opinions voiced against Azerbaijan in the mentioned matter are of no importance.
We call on the Dutch side to abandon its unilateral position, which is against the peace in the region and creates tension in Azerbaijan-Netherlands relations", Hajizada said.
He noted that Azerbaijan strongly reject yet another two anti-Azerbaijani resolutions adopted by the House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October.
"At the same time, expression of support by the Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp during his speech in support of these biased resolutions, and calls for the release of the representatives of the former separatist regime and terrorists arrested by Azerbaijan identifying them as the “prisoners of war” are unacceptable," he added.