That the Parliament acknowledges that 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the Bishkek Protocol; notes that this was a ceasefire agreement, signed by the representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, the internationally unrecognised Republic of Artsakh, and Russia, which ended the first Nagorno-Karabakh war; understands that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a long-standing territorial and ethnic dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, an area internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but historically populated by ethnic Armenians; regrets that peace did not last, with, it understands, Azerbaijan initiating the second Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020, which ended with the occupation of large parts of the region with the resultant Armenian-populated territory linked to Armenia only by a narrow strip of territory known as the Lachin corridor; understands that Azerbaijan’s 2023 offensive came after a months-long blockade of the Lachin corridor and resulted in the dissolution of the Republic of Artsakh, Azeri control of the disputed region, and the expulsion of the resident Armenian population; is aware that the United Nations’ definition of ethnic cleansing is “a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent and terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas”; understands that the mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region, with the United Nations initially estimating that as few as 50 to 1,000 remained after more than 100,000 fled to Armenia, has led to accusations that Azerbaijan has engaged in ethnic cleansing in the region; further understands that, since gaining control of the region, Azerbaijan has been accused of “systematically erasing all traces of ethnic Armenians, including Armenian cultural and religious heritage”; is concerned at what it sees as the raising of tensions within Azerbaijan, with the current President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, reportedly referring to ethnic Armenians as “barbarians and vandals” who are infected by a “virus” for which they “need to be treated”; understands that he has also stated, in reference to Armenia’s capital, that “Erivan is our historical land and we, the Azerbaijanis, must return to these historical lands”, and has also reportedly stated that “this is our political and strategic goal, and we must gradually approach it”; believes that Armenia’s people have suffered centuries of persecution, most notably during the Armenian genocide, which resulted in the deaths of up to 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War and in the years immediately following it, and expresses its desire for a just and lasting peace in the region.