{"id":3019,"date":"2024-11-20T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsakhforum.net\/?p=3019"},"modified":"2025-01-22T03:47:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T23:47:30","slug":"belgian-politicians-and-parliamentarians-address-a-statement-to-the-governments-of-azerbaijan-and-belgium-as-cop29-unfolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsakhforum.net\/?p=3019","title":{"rendered":"Belgian politicians and parliamentarians address a statement to the governments of Azerbaijan and Belgium as COP29 unfolds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>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, 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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&amp;V, Vooruit, and Groen. The presidents of MR \u2013 Georges-Louis Bouchez, of Les Engag\u00e9s \u2013 Maxime Pr\u00e9vot, and of Defi \u2013 Sophie Rohonyi also endorsed the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>immediately and unconditionally release all Armenian prisoners of war, hostages, and captives in Baku, including the military-political leadership of Nagorno Karabakh;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ensure that the Armenian cultural and religious heritage in Nagorno Karabakh stays intact, including the monasteries khachkars, and refrain from their albanisation as well as history revisionism;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>refrain from threats and any aggression against the Republic of Armenia, withdraw the Azerbaijani military forces from the occupied territories of the Republic of Armenia.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the co-signatories call on the delegation of the Belgian government to act in the spirit of the above-mentioned parliamentary resolutions while participating in COP29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">D\u00c9CLARATION\/VERKLARING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">D\u00e9claration \u00e0 l&#8217;approche de la COP29 qui se tiendra \u00e0 Bakou, Azerba\u00efdjan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[FR\/NL]<br>Dans le contexte de la #COP29 qui se d\u00e9roule actuellement \u00e0 Bakou, 21 membres du &#x1f1e7;&#x1f1ea; Parlement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral belge, du Parlement flamand, du Parlement wallon et du Parlement de la R\u00e9gion de Bruxelles-Capitale ont adress\u00e9 au gouvernement azerba\u00efdjanais et \u00e0 la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation du gouvernement belge \u00e0 la COP29, trois demandes principales : la lib\u00e9ration des prisonniers arm\u00e9niens et des captifs de guerre en Azerba\u00efdjan; la protection du patrimoine culturel arm\u00e9nien dans le Haut-Karabakh\/Artsakh; et le retrait des forces azerba\u00efdjanaises du territoire souverain de la &#x1f1e6;&#x1f1f2; R\u00e9publique d&#8217;Arm\u00e9nie occup\u00e9 par l&#8217;Azerba\u00efdjan, ainsi que l&#8217;arr\u00eat de toute forme d&#8217;agression azerba\u00efdjanaise contre la R\u00e9publique d&#8217;Arm\u00e9nie.<br>Les politiciens et parlementaires belges qui ont cosign\u00e9 cette d\u00e9claration sont membres des principaux partis politiques du pays, \u00e0 savoir le MR, Les Engag\u00e9s, D\u00e9FI, N-VA, CD&amp;V, Vooruit et Groen. Les pr\u00e9sidents du MR &#8211; Georges-Louis Bouchez, de Les Engag\u00e9s &#8211; Maxime Pr\u00e9vot, et du D\u00e9FI &#8211; @Sophie Rohonyi soutiennent \u00e9galement la d\u00e9claration.<br>Les politiciens &#x1f1e7;&#x1f1ea; belges soulignent qu&#8217;en tant que pays h\u00f4te, l&#8217;Azerba\u00efdjan a l&#8217;obligation de d\u00e9montrer un engagement tangible envers les principes fondamentaux des droits de l&#8217;homme, de la dignit\u00e9 humaine et de la justice. Ils pr\u00e9cisent \u00e9galement leurs exigences en rappelant les r\u00e9solutions sur le conflit du Haut-Karabakh adopt\u00e9es par le Parlement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral belge, le Parlement flamand et le Parlement wallon depuis le 16 d\u00e9cembre 2020. Conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 ces r\u00e9solutions ainsi qu&#8217;\u00e0 celles adopt\u00e9es par le Parlement europ\u00e9en depuis mai 2021 et octobre 2024, les responsables politiques belges exhortent le gouvernement de l&#8217;Azerba\u00efdjan \u00e0 :<br>&#x26a1; lib\u00e9rer imm\u00e9diatement et sans condition tous les prisonniers de guerre, otages et captifs arm\u00e9niens \u00e0 Bakou, y compris les dirigeants politico-militaires du Haut- Karabakh ;<br>&#x26a1; veiller \u00e0 ce que le patrimoine culturel et religieux arm\u00e9nien du Haut-Karabakh reste intact, y compris les monast\u00e8res khachkars, et cesser leur albanisation ainsi que le r\u00e9visionnisme historique ;<br>&#x26a1; s&#8217;abstenir de toute menace et de toute agression contre la R\u00e9publique d&#8217;Arm\u00e9nie, retirer les forces militaires azerba\u00efdjanaises des territoires occup\u00e9s de la R\u00e9publique d&#8217;Arm\u00e9nie \u00bb.<br>En outre, les cosignataires appellent la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation du gouvernement belge \u00e0 agir dans l&#8217;esprit des r\u00e9solutions parlementaires susmentionn\u00e9es lors de sa participation \u00e0 la COP29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Belgische politici en parlementsleden richten een verklaring tot de regering van Azerbeidzjan en de Belgische regering in the context van COP29<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tegen de achtergrond van de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/cop29?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZWP-pFofROUHBqC9LEo2yDhwypibp1lkhMRVxjccFFR8RBEuI5-J59Kdr3udCW_EjwbgWsQnzfEZQRd_cQsWaqz_KO4N0ya7a9gxjGpnVaUyd4eH2QVX9e5tJzGyeiK6bim0YrFCnuk79iVwZILfrW55j3a3uOQbKnRXncSOeQKm6q0weDj1YY9OsFPamOL5ew&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#COP29<\/a> die momenteel plaatsvindt in Bakoe, richten 21 leden van het <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"&#x1f1e7;&#x1f1ea;\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t94\/1\/16\/1f1e7_1f1ea.png\"> Belgische federale parlement, het Vlaams parlement, het Waals parlement en het parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest zich tot de regering van Azerbeidzjan en de delegatie van de Belgische regering naar COP29, met drie hoofdeisen: vrijlating van de Armeense krijgsgevangenen in Azerbeidzjan, bescherming van het Armeense culturele erfgoed in Nagorno-Karabach\/Artsakh en terugtrekking van de Azerbeidzjaanse strijdkrachten uit het bezette soevereine gebied van de Republiek Armeni\u00eb, evenals beperking van elke vorm van Azerbeidzjaanse agressie tegen de Republiek Armeni\u00eb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De Belgische politici en parlementari\u00ebrs die deze verklaring medeondertekenden, zijn afkomstig van de belangrijke politieke partijen van het land, namelijk MR, Les Engag\u00e9s, D\u00e9FI, N-VA, CD&amp;V, Vooruit en Groen. De voorzitters van MR &#8211; Georges-Louis Bouchez, van Les Engag\u00e9s &#8211; Maxime Pr\u00e9vot en van Defi &#8211; Sophie Rohonyi onderschreven de verklaring ook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De Belgische politici benadrukken dat Azerbeidzjan als gastland de plicht heeft om een tastbare toewijding te tonen aan de fundamentele principes van mensenrechten, menselijke waardigheid en rechtvaardigheid. Verder stellen ze hun eisen door te herinneren aan de resoluties over het conflict in Nagorno-Karabach die sinds 16 december 2020 zijn aangenomen door het Belgische Federale Parlement, het Vlaams Parlement en het Waalse Parlement. In lijn met deze resoluties en diegene die sinds mei 2021 en oktober 2024 door het Europees Parlement zijn aangenomen, dringen de Belgische politici er bij de regering van Azerbeidzjan op aan om:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"&#x26a1;\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t5d\/1\/16\/26a1.png\">onmiddellijk en onvoorwaardelijk alle Armeense krijgsgevangenen, gijzelaars en gevangenen in Bakoe vrij te laten, inclusief de militair-politieke leiding van Nagorno-Karabach;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"&#x26a1;\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t5d\/1\/16\/26a1.png\"> ervoor te zorgen dat het Armeense culturele en religieuze erfgoed in Nagorno-Karabach intact blijft, inclusief de khachkar-kloosters en af te zien van hun albanisering en geschiedkundig revisionisme;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"&#x26a1;\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t5d\/1\/16\/26a1.png\">af te zien van bedreigingen en agressie tegen de Republiek Armeni\u00eb, en de Azerbeidzjaanse strijdkrachten terug te trekken uit de bezette gebieden van de Republiek Armeni\u00eb.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bovendien roepen de medeondertekenaars de delegatie van de Belgische regering op om te handelen in de geest van de bovengenoemde parlementaire resoluties tijdens deelname aan COP29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De voorzitter van de Europese Armeense Federatie voor Justitie en Democratie (EAFJD) &#8211; Kaspar Karampetian verwelkomde dit initiatief en verklaarde: &#8220;We zijn dankbaar voor de steun van de medeondertekenaars van de verklaring, waaronder voorzitters van de belangrijkste politieke partijen, hooggeplaatste parlementari\u00ebrs en vertegenwoordigers van alle niveaus van de wetgevende macht. Het is noodzakelijk om druk uit te oefenen op de Azerbeidzjaanse regering om hen ertoe aan te zetten zich te houden aan en respect te tonen voor internationale normen. Deze verklaring benadrukt deze noodzaak en stuurt een duidelijk signaal dat de Belgische delegatie op COP29 zich hieraan moet houden&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Liste des signataires\/Lijst van ondertekenaars:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PeterDeRooverPagina?__cft__[0]=AZWP-pFofROUHBqC9LEo2yDhwypibp1lkhMRVxjccFFR8RBEuI5-J59Kdr3udCW_EjwbgWsQnzfEZQRd_cQsWaqz_KO4N0ya7a9gxjGpnVaUyd4eH2QVX9e5tJzGyeiK6bim0YrFCnuk79iVwZILfrW55j3a3uOQbKnRXncSOeQKm6q0weDj1YY9OsFPamOL5ew&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peter De Roover<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Els Van Hoof<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/glbouchez?__cft__[0]=AZWP-pFofROUHBqC9LEo2yDhwypibp1lkhMRVxjccFFR8RBEuI5-J59Kdr3udCW_EjwbgWsQnzfEZQRd_cQsWaqz_KO4N0ya7a9gxjGpnVaUyd4eH2QVX9e5tJzGyeiK6bim0YrFCnuk79iVwZILfrW55j3a3uOQbKnRXncSOeQKm6q0weDj1YY9OsFPamOL5ew&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Georges-Louis Bouchez<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prevotmaximebis?__cft__[0]=AZWP-pFofROUHBqC9LEo2yDhwypibp1lkhMRVxjccFFR8RBEuI5-J59Kdr3udCW_EjwbgWsQnzfEZQRd_cQsWaqz_KO4N0ya7a9gxjGpnVaUyd4eH2QVX9e5tJzGyeiK6bim0YrFCnuk79iVwZILfrW55j3a3uOQbKnRXncSOeQKm6q0weDj1YY9OsFPamOL5ew&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maxime Pr\u00e9vot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sophie Rohonyi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/karlvanlouwe?__cft__[0]=AZWP-pFofROUHBqC9LEo2yDhwypibp1lkhMRVxjccFFR8RBEuI5-J59Kdr3udCW_EjwbgWsQnzfEZQRd_cQsWaqz_KO4N0ya7a9gxjGpnVaUyd4eH2QVX9e5tJzGyeiK6bim0YrFCnuk79iVwZILfrW55j3a3uOQbKnRXncSOeQKm6q0weDj1YY9OsFPamOL5ew&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karl Vanlouwe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stafe Aerts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sofia Bennani<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vincent Blondel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marie Cruymans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChristopheDeBeukelaerOFFICIEL?__cft__[0]=AZWP-pFofROUHBqC9LEo2yDhwypibp1lkhMRVxjccFFR8RBEuI5-J59Kdr3udCW_EjwbgWsQnzfEZQRd_cQsWaqz_KO4N0ya7a9gxjGpnVaUyd4eH2QVX9e5tJzGyeiK6bim0YrFCnuk79iVwZILfrW55j3a3uOQbKnRXncSOeQKm6q0weDj1YY9OsFPamOL5ew&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christophe De Beukelaer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alain Deneef<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anne-Catherine Goffinet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loic Jacob<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gladys Kazadi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St\u00e9phanie Lange<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loris Resinelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte Deborsu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">@Michel De Maegd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">@Kathleen Depoorter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">@Annick Lambrecht<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brussels, 20 November 2024\u00a0\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, with three main 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