Mammadyarov: Armenians alter demographic landscape of occupied Azerbaijani lands

The 'Illegality of Economic and Other Activities in and with Regard to Territories Under Military Occupation: Third-Party Obligations and Implications for Conflict Resolution International Conference is being held in Baku.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said on its sidelines that illegal economic and other activities in the occupied territories is a very important problem for the world community.

The minister noted that Armenians are artificially changing the demographic landscape in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan. "The Armenian government has announced the resettlement of Syrian Armenians, he pointed out, stressing that it is a "violation of a number of international conventions."

In addition, Mammadyarov said that there are foreign companies illegally operating in some regions of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenia. "For example, the Swiss watchmaking company Franck Muller. There is also a factory there. We have managed to achieve the ceasing of the illegal activities of this company," the diplomat said.

Countries should not allow their companies to violate international law, Mammadyarov stressed.