
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF AZERBAIJANI SPORT COMMUNITY
Since July 12 this year, the state border of our country in the direction of Tovuz has been attacked by the separatist and occupant Republic of Armenia. Henceforth, starting from September 27th attacks of aggressor continued with pauses also at different directions with targeting residential areas and civilians, outside of the occupied Azerbaijani territories, by heavy artillery and large-caliber guns.
Nevertheless, the valiant troops of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan continue to appropriately respond to the provocations of the enemy and have full control over the operational situation. Our people are sensitive to what is happening, expressing high confidence in our Armed Forces and proudly greet the heroism of our troops. Our athletes have also voluntarily joined the operations of our Army and are fighting with great determination in the Great Patriotic War for the integrity of our lands. We already have a number of athletes among our martyrs, who gave their lives for the liberation of Karabakh, our ancient and inseparable land.
In recent days, a number of international organizations and states have been calling for the re-freezing of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and 7 surrounding regions, the territory that makes 20 percent of our country and have been occupied nearly for 30 years. They make statements about the re-freezing of the conflict during which more than 25,000 Azerbaijani citizens killed and over 1 million people became refugees and IDPs. However, the adoption by the UN Security Council of four resolutions in 1993 (822, 853, 874 and 884 on the unconditional withdrawal of the occupant Armenian armed forces from the territory of Karabakh) and the negotiations mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group for almost thirty years did not yield results. We remind them that instead of freezing the conflict, it would be fair to call for the unconditional implementation of the above-mentioned UN resolutions by the occupant Republic of Armenia and returning of more than 1 million refugees and IDPs to their homeland.
We, the below listed organizations on behalf of the sport community of Azerbaijan, declare that we stand by our State until our territories, recognized under the international law, fully restored, the occupant Armenian forces withdrawn from our country, and more than 1 million refugees and IDPs returned to their homeland!
At the same time we invoke you to impartially inform the world community and sports organizations about the situation and we call on you to condemn this aggression of the occupant Republic of Armenia!
ON BEHALF OF AZERBAIJANI SPORTS SOCIETY
Azerbaijan National Olympic Committee
Azerbaijan National Paralympic Committee
Azerbaijan Special Olympics Committee
Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport
Azerbaijan Athletes Public Union
Azerbaijan Sports Volunteers Public Union
Azerbaijan Sports Journalists Federation
Azerbaijan Weightlifting Federation
Azerbaijan Equestrian Federation
Azerbaijan Shooting Federation
Azerbaijan Athletics Federation
Azerbaijan Badminton Federation
Azerbaijan Basketball Federation
Azerbaijan Boxing Federation
Azerbaijan Judo Federation
Azerbaijan Mountain Skiing Federation
Azerbaijan Football Federations Association
Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation
Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation
Azerbaijan Air and Extreme Sports Federation
Azerbaijan Handball Federation
Azerbaijan Archery Federation
Azerbaijan School Sports Federation
Azerbaijan Skating Federation
Azerbaijan Rowing Federation
Azerbaijan National Karate Federation
Azerbaijan Field Hockey Federation
Azerbaijan Fencing Federation
Azerbaijan Golf Federation
Azerbaijan Rugby Federation
Azerbaijan Table Tennis Federation
Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation
Azerbaijan Tennis Federation
Azerbaijan Triathlon Federation
Azerbaijan Swimming Federation
Azerbaijan Cycling Federation
Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation
Azerbaijan Sailing Federation
Azerbaijan "Ready to defend the Motherland" Multidiscipline Federation
Azerbaijan Ashikhara Kaykan Karate Federation
Azerbaijan Automobile Federation
Azerbaijan Aikido Federation
Azerbaijan Billiard Sport Federation
Azerbaijan Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation
Azerbaijan Bowling Federation
Azerbaijan Budo Martial Arts Federation
Azerbaijan Cheerleading Federation
Azerbaijan Jiu-Jitsu Federation
Azerbaijan Corio Kung Fu Federation
Azerbaijan Mountaineering and Extreme Sports Federations Association
Azerbaijan Draughts Federation
Azerbaijan Traditional Karate-Do Federation
Azerbaijan Chess and Draughts Federation for the Visually Impaired
Azerbaijan Hapkido Federation
Azerbaijan Dance Sport Federation
Azerbaijan Capoeira Federation
Azerbaijan Deaf Sports Federation
Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation
Azerbaijan Contact Karate Federation
Azerbaijan Kung Fu Federation
Azerbaijan Kyokushin Karate Federation
Azerbaijan Kyokushinkaykan Contact Karate Federation
Azerbaijan National Sports Association
Azerbaijan Motorcycle Sports Federation
Azerbaijan Muay Thai-Thaiboxing Federation
Azerbaijan Pankration, Grappling and MMA Federation
Azerbaijan Paintball Federation
Azerbaijan Powerlifting Federation
Azerbaijan Galagapi (Go) Federation
Azerbaijan Goju-Ryu Okinawa Karate-Do Federation
Azerbaijan Armwrestling Federation
Azerbaijan Chess Federation
Azerbaijan Sambo Federation
Azerbaijan Savate and Shaolin Martial Arts Federation
Azerbaijan Strongman Federation
Azerbaijan Orienteering Federation
Azerbaijan Eastern Martial Arts Association
Azerbaijan Penchak Silat Federation
Azerbaijan Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Federation
Azerbaijan Skating Federation
Azerbaijan Shorinciryu Kenkokan Karate-Do Kosiki Karate Federation
Azerbaijan Shotokan Karate-Do Federation
Azerbaijan Sumo Federation
Azerbaijan Turan-Do Federation
Azerbaijan Universal Martial Arts Federation
Azerbaijan Wushu Federation
Azerbaijan National Karate Federation
Azerbaijan Wing Chun Martial Arts Federation
Azerbaijan Professional Boxing Federation
Azerbaijan MMA Federation
Baku city, Azerbaijan
6 october 2020
