Hay Dat Lebanese Committee calls on UN not to hold COP29 in Baku

ArmInfo. On the eve of the UN  Climate Summit (COP29), the Lebanese Hay Dat Committee sent letters  to the embassies of about 40 participating countries accredited in  Beirut, explaining why Azerbaijan should not receive the status of  host of such a conference not only from a moral but also from a legal  point of view.

This letter, in the form of a memorandum, states that, taking into  account the policy pursued by the Azerbaijani authorities, Baku  cannot be considered as a place where issues related to human rights  and ecology will be discussed.

"Azerbaijan is a terrorist state that has committed war crimes,  ethnic cleansing of the entire population of Artsakh, which was  preceded by a 10-month total blockade," the letter says.

"Hay Dat" also drew attention to the fact that the Azerbaijani  authorities continue to hold Armenian prisoners of war and civilians  in prisons.

"Keeping Armenian hostages and prisoners of war in Baku prisons is a  serious warning to those who are thinking of realizing their right to  return, as provided for by international law.

Therefore, labeling Azerbaijan's November initiative as a "Peace COP"  is at the very least disgusting and shocking, since it is aimed at  supporting the idea of achieving peace through prior aggression and  genocide," the letter addressed to the ambassadors says.

A number of authoritative human rights organizations have called on  the UN to refrain from holding the Climate Summit in Baku due to the  fact that this country does not meet the stated goals of this summit.   However, this call has remained unheeded by the World Organization.

Experts are inclined to believe that by holding this significant  summit in Baku, the international community is untying the hands of  the Azerbaijani authorities in terms of further violations of  universal human rights.