Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Elman Abdullayev told that permanent representative of Azerbaijan to the UN, Ambassador Agshin Mehdiyev sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General on Armenia’s steps towards opening of an airport in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
According to the information, the Secretary General was notified that Armenia is taking steps to operate Stepanakert Airport in, and illegally use the airspace over, the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan currently occupied by Armenian armed forces.
“Establishing the so-called “Artsakh Airport”, Armenia manifested its intention to operate flights, including military ones, into and from Khojaly Airport (referred to by the Armenian side as “Stepanakert airport”)”. Such attempts clearly display a manifest disregard for international law, undermine the peace process and aggravate regional security concerns.”
Mr. Abdullayev added that the government of Azerbaijan wants the member-states of the United Nations to be aware that the so-called “Stepanakert Airport” is not an approved under the legislation of Azerbaijan. Thus all flights carried out from and into that airport are illegal and violate the foundational principles the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Azerbaijan urged UN member-states to decline cooperating with “Stepanakert Airport” and “Artsakh Air Company”.
