Azerbaijani FM: military service by Armenian citizens in occupied territories violates int’l law

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Hikmet Hajiyev said that military service by the citizens of Armenia in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is a violation of the norms of international law.

He commented on the information about the military service of Armenian prime minister’s son in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

Hajiyev noted that the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry considers the sending of the son of Armenian prime minister, whose euphoric period is already running out, to military service in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan as populism.

According to Hajiyev, by taking this step, the leadership of Armenia once again confirmed that international legal responsibility for the occupation of Azerbaijani territories lies with Armenia. 

The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also noted that Armenian citizens, especially young people, are forced to spend the most formative period of their life in the trenches in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and serve the occupation mission, instead of engaging in creative activity, Trend reported.