{"id":474,"date":"2024-11-20T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freearmenianhostages.net\/?p=474"},"modified":"2025-01-16T16:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:59:25","slug":"belgian-politicians-and-parliamentarians-address-a-statement-to-the-azerbaijan-government-and-the-belgian-government-as-cop29-unfolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freearmenianhostages.net\/?p=474","title":{"rendered":"Belgian politicians and parliamentarians address a statement to the Azerbaijan Government and the Belgian Government as COP29 unfolds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brussels, 20 November 2024\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 In the backdrop of the COP29 currently taking place in Baku 20 members of the Belgian Federal Parliament, the Flemish Parliament, the Walloon Parliament, and the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital-Region address the Azerbaijani Government and the Belgian government\u2019s delegation to COP29<\/a>, with three main demands: liberation of the Armenian prisoners of war in Azerbaijan. protection of Armenian cultural heritage in Nagorno Karabakh\/Artsakh and withdrawal of the Azerbaijani forces from the occupied sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia well as restraint of any kind of Azerbaijani aggression against the Republic of Armenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belgian politicians and parliamentarians who co-signed this statement stem from the major political parties of the country, i.e. MR, Les Engag\u00e9s, D\u00e9FI, N-VA, CD&V, Vooruit, and Groen. The presidents of MR \u2013 Georges-Louis Bouchez, Les Engag\u00e9s \u2013 Maxime Pr\u00e9vot, and Defi \u2013 Sophie Rohonyi also endorsed the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belgian politicians emphasize that as the host country, Azerbaijan has an obligation to demonstrate a tangible commitment to the fundamental principles of human rights, human dignity, and justice. Further, they state their demands by recalling the resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict adopted by the Belgian Federal Parliament, the Flemish Parliament, and the Walloon Parliament since December 16, 2020. In line with these resolutions as well as those adopted by the European Parliament between May 2021 and October 2024, the Belgian politicians urge the government of Azerbaijan to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n