Azerbaijan: World famous photographer's photos sent to int'l courts

World famous photographer Reza Deghati has said that all the photos he has taken in Azerbaijan's liberated lands have been sent to international courts.

"My photos support this work. The photos I took show the vandalism committed by the Armenians, and the whole world will see it," Deghati told APA.

During Armenia's decades-long occupation of Azerbaijani territories, hundreds of cultural institutions, 927 libraries with a book fund of 4.6 million, 22 museums and museum branches with more than 100,000 exhibits, 4 art galleries, 8 culture, and recreation parks, as well as one of the oldest settlements in the world in Fuzuli district - Azykh Cave, the Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve has become victims of Armenian vandalism.

The scale of destruction in Azerbaijan's formerly occupied territories suggests deep hatred and animosity against Azerbaijanis, with many experts describing these mass destructions as genocide.

For about three decades, Armenia failed to implement the UN Security Council resolutions demanding the withdrawal of its troops from Azerbaijan, which was the main obstacle to the resolution of the Karabakh conflict.

Azerbaijan and Armenia resumed the second war after the latter started firing at Azerbaijani civilians and military positions starting September 27, 2020. The war ended on November 10 with the signing of a trilateral peace deal by the Azerbaijani, Russian and Armenian leaders.

The peace agreement stipulated the return of Azerbaijan's Armenian-occupied Kalbajar, Aghdam and Lachin regions. Before the signing of the deal, the Azerbaijani army had liberated around 300 villages, settlements, city centres, and historic Shusha city. The Azerbaijani army declared a victory against the Armenian troops. The signed agreement obliged Armenia to withdraw its troops from the Azerbaijani lands that it has occupied since the early 1990s.