YEREVAN, 30 MARCH, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Ambassador to Egypt Armen Melkonyan’s article devoted to the 27th anniversary of the Sumgait Pogroms has been printed in Egypt’s prestigious Al Masri Al Yom Daily. In the article, the Ambassador presents Arab readers with details of the Baku authorities’ assaults and massacres against peaceful Armenian civilians, which were followed by ethnic cleaning in other Armenian-populated areas. According to “Armenpress”, Ambassador Melkonyan highlights the fact that Azerbaijan is trying to distract the international community and have it focus on the so-called “Khojalu Tragedy” in order to conceal those horrible crimes, presenting distorted information.

Touching upon the Artsakh issue, Ambassador Melkonyan mentions that the Armenian side is making efforts for an exclusively peaceful regulation of the conflict within the framework of the Minsk Group and hinged on the fundamental principles of international law, while Azerbaijan continues with its destructive policy, rejecting all the proposals for the establishment of peace. Ambassador Melkonyan concludes by stressing the fact that Baku must understand that only through negotiations will it be possible to achieve long-lasting peace and stability in the region.