The West Azerbaijani Community has issued a statement regarding the speech of US Vice President Kamala Harris to the Armenian community in the United States.
Oku.Az-According to the statement, US Vice President Kamala Harris referred to the right of return of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh in her speech to the Armenian community in America as a presidential candidate.
“First of all, let us note that there is no region called “Nagorno-Karabakh” in Azerbaijan. The use of this term, which is associated with separatism and occupation, is disrespectful to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan.
Furthermore, the US Vice President’s reference to the right of return only for ethnic Armenians is discriminatory. The right of Azerbaijanis expelled from West Azerbaijan to return to their homes is a necessary condition for the establishment of justice and lasting peace. The Vice President’s ignoring of the right of return of West Azerbaijanis does not help peace and is a mistake.
“We call on Vice President Harris to respect the right of Western Azerbaijanis to return home in safety and dignity and not to discriminate on ethnic or religious grounds in matters of the right of return,” the statement from the Community reads.
