Taron Simonyan, MP of the “Bright Armenia” faction of the National Assembly, wrote on his Facebook page.

The gross violations of international law by Azerbaijan and Turkey (aggression, war, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, torture, use of mercenaries, terrorism, etc.) have created a completely new situation in the region and in the international arena.

On the one hand, almost all the states and international organizations interested in the issue admit that Azerbaijan has committed serious violations of international law, on the other hand, they do not cause any consequences for the latter. Moreover, they talk about “forgetting, reconciling, starting a new friendly life in the region.”

This is a dangerous precedent, as it directly contradicts the essence of international law and even its existence.

There is a principle in international law ex injuria jus non oritur, according to which illegal actions do not create a right.

Therefore, if the states and organizations involved in the solution of the Artsakh problem or interested in its solution prove that the current situation has arisen as a result of gross violations of international law, they should not accept it as lawful, legal or otherwise acceptable.

The precedent becomes much more dangerous when the main victim, the Armenian side, reconciles with this situation by defining the borders, opening the roads, sharing them, renouncing legal requirements, and other actions.

Every day after the end of the active phase of the war, the two Armenian states must present the Azerbaijani-Turkish crimes to the world as a threat to international security, as this “dangerous precedent of a silent agreement” that is developing today is able to destroy the entire already fragile international legal order without it..

Failure to do so or otherwise contribute to this precedent is tantamount to agreeing to justify the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity.