Azerbaijan to discuss settlement of occupied Azerbaijani territories by Syrian Armenians at PACE

Azerbaijan will raise the issue of the illegal settlement of the occupied Azerbaijani territories by the Syrian Armenians at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

"At the PACE autumn session, we will surely raise the issue of illegal steps taken by Armenia, which contrary to international law, resolutions of international organizations and commitments to the Council of Europe, settles the occupied Azerbaijani lands by Armenians living in different parts of the world. We will raise this issue in the case of Syria," a member of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, MP Ganira Pashayeva told Trend on Wednesday.

Tension grows in Syria, and it is natural, that Armenia has started to use it for illegal settlement of occupied Azerbaijani territories by Syrian Armenians, Pashayeva added.

In addition to the violation of international law, it deals a serious blow to the process of settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the lawmaker said.

Pashayeva also called on the Syrian Armenians not to believe the false promises of Armenia and not to come to the occupied Azerbaijani territories.

"This is an illegal settlement. When Azerbaijan starts to liberate its lands occupied by Armenia, these Armenians will be denied the right to stay there and will be forced to leave," she added.