OPIN-2021-0191 Tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh
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Tabled on 05/02/2021
This Senedd:
1. Notes concerns expressed by people in Wales regarding the continuing tensions and sporadic violence between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
2. Expresses concern regarding Amnesty International’s Report ‘In the Line of Fire: Civilian casualties from unlawful strikes in the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh’.
3. Expresses sympathy with the families of the 146 civilians unlawfully killed by Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the 44-day conflict in 2020.
4. Echoes the United Nations Secretary General’s calls for all concerned to continue implementing their obligations.
5. Urges both sides to respect the ceasefire and work with the OSCE Minsk Group to secure a lasting peace deal.
