Tough reaction to Baku's terrorist handwriting
WorldYesterday, the Azerbaijani armed forces launched two rocket attacks on one of the historical symbols of Armenian architecture-the Surb Amenaprkich kazanchetsots Cathedral in the center of Shushi, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Shortly after the first missile strike, the Azerbaijani armed Forces launched a second targeted attack on the Shushi Cathedral.Since the time interval between the first and second rocket attacks was too short, at the time of the second rocket attack, some children, women and elderly people were still in the basement of the temple:
The world did not leave this step unanswered.In particular, the US Commission on international religious freedoms expressed deep concern over the attack of the Azerbaijani armed forces on the Church of St. kazanchetsots.
Secretary General of the Assembly of European churches Jorgen Skov Sorensen sent a message to Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II in connection with the military actions on the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact, noting that the European churches deeply regret the existing conflict and pray for a quick and final solution to the problem that has Arisen between the two neighboring countries:
It is clear that by attacking the Shushi, Azerbaijan pursued one goal - to inflict a psychological blow on the Armenian people and give the conflict a religious connotation, provoking the Armenian side to take such steps.However, the Armenian armed forces have never fired at the enemy's Holy places or cultural centers, since the Armenian armed forces have only one task-to ensure the peaceful existence of the population of Artsakh in their historical homeland: