Thank you, Your Excellency, for reminding us of our reasons for imposing sanctions on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
That said, you are not unaware that in 2020, and again more recently, over the past few months, Azerbaijan has invaded patches of Armenia's sovereign territory. In fact, it still occupies said territory. So not only has Azerbaijan attacked the autonomous territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies within its own territory, it has also invaded parts of Armenia's territory. I think this requires action on the part of the international community, especially in the face of what Ambassador Bob Rae has acknowledged is ethnic cleansing. We have a duty to act.
Your Excellency, you are doubtless very hopeful that a peace agreement will be reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and between Armenia and Turkey. I'd like to share your hope and optimism. In the meantime, in the event of a peace agreement, how do we ensure that Azerbaijani families don't move into Armenian homes in Nagorno-Karabakh? Otherwise, we'll end up with a situation that's frozen or set in stone and won't allow for the eventual return of families to Nagorno-Karabakh.
That was my first question.
Secondly, what guarantee do we have, on Azerbaijan's part, that Nagorno-Karabakh's centuries-old cultural assets will be protected?