Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament regarding alleged war crimes committed by Azerbaijan. In the letter, the Foreign Minister reminds that the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Toivo Klaar, in his October 2 tweet, expressed his disgust regarding the video, in which Azerbaijani soldiers supposedly shoot Armenian prisoners of war. In his tweet, he called for an independent investigation and, if the authenticity of the video is confirmed, to prosecute the culprits. The Netherlands will continue to insist on an independent investigation and the publication of its findings and will follow developments closely. All EU countries support the EU mediation process. The Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the spokesperson of the EU spoke about the video and called on Azerbaijan to conduct an independent investigation. The letter from the Dutch Foreign Minister states that the Ministry of Defense of Armenia has confirmed the authenticity of the video, and Bellingcat published its investigation into the authenticity of the video on October 20. “Human Rights Watch analysed the video and called for an independent investigation and responsibility by the Azerbaijani authorities,” the Dutch Foreign Minister concluded.
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