Throughout the history of the Artsakh conflict, the constant request and demand from Azerbaijan of the Armenian Church, under the leadership of the Catholicos of All Armenians, has been and continues to be to respect the right of self-determination of the people of Artsakh in their own historical homeland. In response to the inquiry of Iravaban.net, Priest Yesai Artenyan, Head of the Information System of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, said this, responding to the accusations of the spiritual leader of Azerbaijan, which were directed at Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II.
To remind, Pashazade announced that at the end of this year a meeting of religious leaders will be held in Baku and the issue of inviting the Catholicos of All Armenians to the meeting will be discussed.
“Once I invited him to Azerbaijan, he came and participated in a religious conference. Today, the Armenian Church, led by their Catholicos, is preaching revanchism all over the world. They still do not agree that Karabakh is Azerbaijani land,” Pashazade said.
“Sheikh ul Islam Allahshukyur Pashazade probably mistakenly characterizes this attitude of the Armenian Church as revanchism.
Instead of making such accusations against the Armenian Church, it would be appropriate for the spiritual leader of Azerbaijan to address the revanchist policies of Azerbaijan and the aggression applied against Artsakh and Armenia for many years, the war unleashed in 2020, the occupation and depopulation of Artsakh, occupation of the sovereign territories of Armenia, illegal detention of Armenian prisoners of war, state large-scale propaganda of hatred against Armenians carried out at the national level, and documented cases of destruction and appropriation of the Armenian historical, spiritual and cultural heritage.
It should be proper for the spiritual leader of Azerbaijan, listening to the calls of the Armenian Church, to take appropriate steps with his spiritual to stop acts of genocide and monstrous barbarity and contribute to the establishment of real peace in the region,” Priest Yesai Artenyan said.
