The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan has commented on the statement of the Foreign Minister of Armenia during the press briefing in Moscow.
The Foreign Ministry's statement reads:
"The statement made by Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, during his official visit to the Russian Federation contains some traditionally incorrect points. These points are designed to misrepresent the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict situation and thus mislead the international community."
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Armenia's current political and military leadership has been deliberately escalating the conflict for the past two years. Open and provocative statements seriously damage and hinder the negotiation process.
"The most obvious examples include the "Karabakh is Armenia, period" statement, a military provocation at the Tovuz direction in July 2020, a campaign to settle the Lebanese Armenians in the occupied territories," the statement reads.
According to the Azerbaijani side, official Baku took part in a trilateral meeting in Moscow for peace purposes, but the Armenian side chose another path.
"Armenian armed forces opened fire at the Azerbaijani medical team collecting Armenian military personnel bodies in Suqovushan, Tartar district, Azerbaijan. Furthermore, at 2 am on 11 September, Armenia's armed forces launched a ballistic missile on Ganja, Azerbaijan's second-largest city. Ten civilians were killed and many more injured, including children," the statement reveals.
