Temporarily occupied Artsakh, the Azerbaijani authorities are continuously implementing ethnic cleansing and cultural genocide policy, which is an integral part of which is the systematic destruction of Armenian settlements. This criminal process has reached unprecedented volumes, turning into a large-scale elimination program of Artsakh settlements. The Ombudsman of the Armenian Highlands Cultural Heritage Hovik Avanesov wrote about this.
"On February 18, Ararat Petrosyan published a proven photo in his Telegramian channel, which testifies to almost complete destruction of the district-district village of Hadrut region.
This states that Azerbaijan is not limited to the destruction of cultural heritage, but also purposefully eliminates the historical settlements of Armenians, trying to eliminate the Armenian trace in Artsakh.
It should be reminded that the heroic stone of the Shushi region, the Hadrut region of Chatenes, Mariam, Tsamidzor, as well as many residential districts of Stepanakert and other settlements in Stepanakert and other settlements of Artsakh.
This is not just a strategic calculation, but a genocidal genocidal policy, which aims not only physically destroy Armenians, but also delete their biological and historical and cultural presence in Artsakh.
The international community must immediately respond to these criminal actions, condemning Azerbaijan and taking concrete steps to suspend its policy of violating all the laws of international law.
Otherwise, silence would only encourage the use of this new genocidal mechanism, threatening not only Artsakh, but also the security and stability of the whole region. "
