Presidential aide: Construction work during occupation illegal under international law

Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration has said that construction carried out in Azerbaijan's liberated territories during the period of occupation violated international law. 

Speaking to journalists in Khankandi, he said some groups in Armenia had recently taken a wrong position and engaged in provocative steps regarding restoration and construction work in Khankandi and other areas, Caliber.Az reports per local media. 

"Restoration and construction work is being carried out in these territories. As part of this process, certain steps are being taken in line with urban planning regarding illegal buildings constructed during the occupation period. Under international law, construction work carried out by the occupying side in occupied territories during the occupation period, contrary to property rights, is considered illegal. Removing illegal facilities and aligning them with general urban planning and urban development plans is one of the necessary conditions," he said.

By Sabina Mammadli