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On 9 May 2021 the government of Armenia submitted an inter-state application against Turkey with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) claiming a number of Convention violations by Turkey by means of recruiting and transporting Syrian mercenaries to Azerbaijan and providing military support to Azerbaijan during the 44-day war, the Representative of Armenia before the ECHR said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

In particular, the Armenian government claims that during the 44-day war Turkey has violated the right to life, prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment, the right to liberty, the right to property, the right to personal and family life, as well as a number of other Convention rights of the population of Artsakh and Armenia.

The government has submitted extensive evidence with regard to the recruitment and transfer of Syrian mercenaries by Turkey to Azerbaijan, evidence regarding the supply of military equipment, weapons and ammunition to the Azerbaijani army, as well as other evidence on its involvement in the war.