Greta Thunberg accuses the world of hypocrisy over ''greenwashing'' Azerbaijan’s crimes
YEREVAN, November 14. /ARKA/. Prominent Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg has accused the world of hypocrisy for overlooking the crimes committed by Azerbaijan against Armenians.
"Why am I not at COP-29? Our agenda (adherence to the principles of climate justice) contradicts the agenda of COP-29 and what is happening in Azerbaijan," Thunberg said during the forum on "The Impact of Azerbaijan’s Aggression on Human Rights and Environmental Protection."
According to the environmental activist, Azerbaijan is a repressive country that wants to increase mineral extraction and is responsible for ethnic cleansing in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
"The fact that, against the backdrop of all this, COP-29 is being held in this country is revolting. This is hypocrisy and duplicity. Azerbaijan not only manages to commit all these crimes without being held accountable, but it is also given a platform to legitimize these terrible crimes, namely ethnic cleansing. The world remains silent and allows it these opportunities," Thunberg noted.
She said that climate conferences should no longer be held in a country that is repressive and suppresses the rights of its own citizens.
"Azerbaijani activists live as if in prison, deprived of their rights. The ethnic cleansing for which Azerbaijan is responsible, the deprivation and suffering experienced by many Armenians due to Azerbaijan’s military aggression, the torture and forced displacement, the prisoners and hostages, the physical and psychological atrocities people have endured are categorically unacceptable. The world remains silent about all of this. It allows Azerbaijan to greenwash these terrible crimes, and this is unacceptable. It is also unacceptable that countries continue to purchase minerals from Azerbaijan without addressing any of what I’ve mentioned," Thunberg said.
About ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijan in Artsakh
On September 19-20, 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against Artsakh using artillery, UAVs and combat aircraft. On September 28, following negotiations with the Azerbaijani side, Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan issued a decree that all state institutions of the republic would be dissolved and that the Republic of Artsakh would cease to exist from January 1, 2024.
Residents of Artsakh were forced to leave their homeland and moved to Armenia. According to the Armenian government, more than 115 thousand Artsakh residents have been registered. To assist them, the Armenian government is implementing a number of programs. -0-
