The OSCE Minsk Group should react to the colonization of Nagorno-Karabakh by Yazidis launched by the Armenian authorities, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry says in a statement. According to Azerbaijan, such a move prevents a peaceful resolution of the conflict and violates the Geneva convention.
Lawyers and political analysts interviewed by Vestnik Kavkaza agreed that the move violates international law.
According to the Director of the Diplomatic Resolution of International Controversies Centre of the Russian Academy of Economy and State Administration, Dmitry Matveyev, the decision made by Armenia is by all means illegal.
"Because Nagorno-Karabakh and seven neighbopuring districts of Azerbaijan are recognized by the international community as a part of Azerbaijan, any moves taken by Armenia, including accommodation of refugees, is illegitimate," the expert said.
The Deputy Director General of Information and Analysis Centre of the University of Moscow, Alexander Karayev, noted that he deplores the fact that even though the international community condemns such actions it has no possibility of preventing them.
