In order to prevent the return of Azerbaijanis and ensure the annexation of these territories, Armenia, which has carried out ethnic cleansing for about 30 years, grossly violated international humanitarian law and carried out an illegal settlement policy by massively transferring Armenians from Armenia and third countries to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

APA reports that Jeyhun Bayramov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, made these comments during his speech during the general discussions of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The minister said that efforts to resolve conflicts under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have not yielded any results.

Almost 30 years later, in the fall of 2020, Azerbaijan launched a counter-offensive operation in response to Armenia's next large-scale military provocation and guided by the inalienable rights granted to member states by the UN Charter.

As a result, in accordance with the Tripartite Statement signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia on November 10, 2020, Azerbaijan liberated its territories from occupation and the armed conflict that has been going on for three decades was resolved through military and political means.