The leadership of Azerbaijan is in no way interested in establishing peace and stability in the South Caucasus, the Foreign Ministry of Armenia announced today, referring to the thoughts expressed today by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, during the meeting with the representatives of the so-called “Western Azerbaijan”.

Aliyev said that “the newly formed Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, with one of the first decisions made in 1918, gave one of our historical cities, Yerevan, to Armenia. It was an unforgivable step, it was treason and a crime.” He also spoke about the return of Azerbaijanis to Syunik.

Aliyev not only openly accepts the fact of the occupation of the sovereign territory of Armenia through the use of force, but also makes new territorial demands and threats of force against the Republic of Armenia, shows open contempt for both international law and international partners, the Foreign Policy Department of Armenia declares. :

Emphasizing that the statements of the Azerbaijani leader contradict the agreements reached in Prague and Sochi this year, the Armenian Foreign Ministry emphasized that they reflect the aspirations of the Azerbaijani leadership to abort the peace process.

“Also, all the justifications given in the speech regarding the illegal blocking of the Lachin Corridor have nothing to do with reality. This and other aggressive actions carried out by Azerbaijan against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh in the past are part of the consistent policy of subjecting the people of Nagorno-Karabakh to ethnic cleansing,” the Foreign Ministry of Armenia declares and calls on interested international partners to oblige Azerbaijan through targeted statements and targeted actions to stop belligerent and the most pious rhetoric, to fulfill the obligations assumed by itself, to withdraw the Azerbaijani troops from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia and to restore the normal activity of the Lachin Corridor, emphasizing once again the determination of the Armenian side to build peace and stability in the region.