Western Azerbaijan Community

We, as the Community of Western Azerbaijan, condemn and reject the position of UNESCO representative Krista Pikkat on sending a mission to our country based on Armenia's claims related to cultural monuments in the territory of Azerbaijan.

It is unacceptable that the UNESCO representative allowed Armenia's unfounded claims instead of explaining why repeated appeals to UNESCO to take appropriate measures in connection with the mass destruction of Azerbaijani cultural heritage in the once occupied territories of Azerbaijan and in Armenia remain unanswered.

Discrimination by UNESCO against the Azerbaijani people on religious and ethnic grounds shows that this organization has become an instrument of anti-Azerbaijani policy in the hands of France.

We demand that UNESCO put an end to slander and discrimination against Azerbaijan and our people, and finally fulfill its duty regarding the destruction of Azerbaijan's cultural heritage by Armenia, including sending a special monitoring mission to this country.