G7 Foreign Ministers Call For Sustainable And Lasting Peace Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Washington D.C./08.11.23/Turan:  The Group of Seven (G7) Foreign Ministers and the High Representative of the European Union on Wednesday urged Azerbaijan to 'fully comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law and welcome international efforts to address urgent humanitarian needs for those who have been displaced,' TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.

"We are gravely concerned over the humanitarian consequences of the displacement of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh after the military operation conducted by Azerbaijan." reads a statement published by the State Department on behalf of the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, U.S. and the high representative of the EU following their meeting in Japan.

The statement went on to say, "We underline our support for advancing a sustainable and lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan based on the principles of non-use of force, respect for sovereignty, the inviolability of borders, and territorial integrity."

G7 ministers also outlined that they are "more united than ever" in the pursuit of international peace, security, and prosperity.

"In this Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, we further enhance our cooperation to collectively respond to recent global and regional issues, building on our commitments by our leaders at the G7 Hiroshima Summit. We remain steadfast in upholding and strengthening the free and open international order based on the rule of law, respecting the United Nations (UN) Charter. We reiterate our strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the peacefully established status of territories by force or coercion anywhere in the world"

Alex Raufoglu