These corrections were made after the letter of protest sent by The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS).

Some nuances noted in the letter of protest sent by TEAS were added to the article.

The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) has condemned BBC Company for preconceived and biased position related to the latest clashes on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.

In the letter of TEAS is recalled that BBC always remains faithful to the objective and impartial news principles. “But BBC in its news on the latest event do not make any mention of the four UN Security Council resolutions passed with regard to this conflict. These unequivocally call for the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from Azerbaijani sovereign territory, so that one million Azerbaijani refugees and Internally Displaced Persons can return to their homes”.

“Armenians were not in illegal long-term military occupation of Azerbaijani territory, there would be no conflict? UN statements and resolutions are invariably quoted by the BBC in connection with conflicts such as Libya, Iraq and Syria. Would it not be reasonable for the position of the UN to be reported in this instance as well?”, noted in the letter of protest.

TEAS also protested portraying the conflict as a “religious conflict between Christian Armenia and Muslim Azerbaijan” by BBC: “This conflict is not about two sides with religious disagreements. This was a straight-forward land-grab in the 1980s and 1990s, and it is a straight-forward attempt at further land acquisition today”.

Portrayal of ‘Karabakh’ as a Persian or Turkish word was condemned as well.

“‘Karabakh’ is an Azerbaijani word, just as Nagorno-Karabakh is Azerbaijani territory”.

TEAS called on to protest BBC’s biased position via social media and e-mail.

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