3 years ago, on this day, Azerbaijan unleashed large-scale military operations against the indigenous people of Nagorno-Karabakh living in its homeland, targeting the civilian population and committing mass war crimes, reports the RA MFA.

"These destructive actions were part of Azerbaijan's planned policy of subjecting Nagorno-Karabakh to ethnic cleansing. Despite numerous messages and efforts to settle the existing problems in the region exclusively through political and diplomatic means, Azerbaijan continued its practice of using force or the threat of force, avoiding a constructive dialogue on the rights and security of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh under the international mechanism.

During these three years, the people of Nagorno-Karabakh went through inhuman hardships, continuously subjected to military attacks, intimidation, a 10-month siege, and starvation.

In the absence of criticism and a harsh response from the international community to the use of force three years ago, the ineffectiveness of the security guarantees created as a result of the 44-day war in 2020, and the lack of international access in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan's anti-Armenian actions and policies not only did not stop but also reached their new manifestation: September 19 As a result of the armed attack undertaken in

Today, the Republic of Armenia commemorates all our compatriots who died in the 44-day war of 2020 and the following period. Today, we emphasize the imperative of condemning the use of force in the region and preventing another mass crime," said the statement of the Foreign Ministry.