"We do not use them. We are defending ourselves. We have invited Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to Azerbaijan. This was stated by President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with the German television channel ARD on October 28 in response to a journalist's question about the use of cluster missiles in Azerbaijan. The President said that these international organizations cover the events only by Armenia: "They did not apply to us to come here. Therefore, we have great doubts about their bias. They asked us, "Why don't you come here?" they come as we say. After we asked them to come here, they agreed to come. But why didn't they come first? ” The President's answer to the question about Azerbaijan's alleged refusal to allow these organizations into the country was also unequivocal:
"It simply came to our notice then. It is impossible. Because yesterday we told them why they didn't come, let them come and go to Ganja and Tartar. Let them meet the people attacked by the Armenians. Again, the launch of the ballistic missile is visible from the satellite. No one can say that we have fired a ballistic missile at civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh or Armenia. ” The head of state stressed that there is no evidence of Azerbaijan's use of cluster munitions. "Yes, of course. There is no evidence to that effect. I would like them to come here and present that evidence. At the same time, let them go to Ganja, Tartar, Barda and see what kind of weapons the Armenians use. Let them be impartial ... ", Ilham Aliyev added.
The President said that until now, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International were very aggressive towards Azerbaijan: "They have never commented on human rights violations in Armenia. They were quiet when a journalist died in an Armenian prison. They were silent when the leader of Armenia's main opposition party was arrested. They were silent during the trial of the former presidents. They don't want to see. Because there are people of Armenian origin in their organizations and these organizations are mainly used to damage the image of Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, We have invited them, so that they may come and tell what they have seen.