"Ethnic cleansing carried out by Armenia is not an act; it is a strategy, a policy, a campaign. This situation did not end only in 1994, it continued after 1996 and until the last months."

According to Ednews, this was said by lawyer Vaughan Lowe, a member of Azerbaijan's legal defense team at the International Court of Justice, when he presented Azerbaijan's oral argument at the hearing based on Armenia's preliminary objections in the "Azerbaijan v. Armenia" case.

"Azerbaijan's application to the International Court of Justice focuses on Armenia's 30-year campaign of ethnic cleansing and cultural destruction. It includes the collective expulsion of Azerbaijanis by force, displacement from their permanent residences, and subsequent measures to prevent their return. Azerbaijan is one of the many elements of Armenia's 30-year campaign. as evidenced by the installation of mines and mine traps in the previously occupied territories, as well as the destruction and looting of natural resources. , it was very clearly reflected in the presentation presented by Azerbaijan in January 2023 and the presentations presented this week," he stressed.

According to him, firstly, Azerbaijan has declared the facts based on it, and secondly, the actions indicated in these facts violate the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

The lawyer added that there are no changes in Azerbaijan's claim, as claimed by Armenia.