Azerbaijan FM: Statement by Armenian FM is surprising and contradicting to international acts

"The return of internally displaced persons, who were expelled from their lands in the result of the ethnic cleansing by Armenia, has always been on the agenda of the negotiation process", said spokesman for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elkhan Polukhov, commenting on the statement of Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan that the return of refugees to the occupied lands might be discussed only after the resolution of the Karabakh conflict.

"Such statements by the high ranking Armenian official are surprising for all negotiations on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict are held for people suffering in the result of the aggressive actions of the Armenian side to be able to return to the places of their permanent residence and continue normal living", said Polukhov.

He said such statements by the Armenian Foreign Ministry completely contradict to international legislative acts, including Helsinki act, basic UN documents, Geneva convention "On protection of victims of armed conflicts" and all other documents to protect human rights.

"Therefore, such statements of an educated man can cause nothing but surprise. We believe the statement was just misinterpreted by the Armenian mass medias like they usually do", concluded he.

/Day.Az/