Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responds to illogical statement by Armenian FM Nalbandyan

“Illogical statements by Armenia’s top diplomat regarding settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is surprising,” Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.

He was commenting on Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan’s recent statement. Talking about eliminating consequences of the conflict, Nalbandyan said that the issues related to return of refugees to Azerbaijan’s Agdara and Goranboy regions must be addressed. According to Armenian FM's reason, these areas are allegedly under "occupation".

"If the Armenian Foreign Minister could cite at least one international legal act, which states that a country can occupy its own territory, it would be surprising," Polukhov said.

“In all its actions Azerbaijan is guided by norms of international law which have no single word about possibility of country’s occupation of its own territories. Azerbaijan is recognized by all international organizations and sovereign nations within its borders that existed during the Soviet Union. So, it is completely illogical to talk about Azerbaijan's occupation of its own territory,” the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson noted.

"If the Armenian authorities stops using excessive illogical regarding settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, it will be possible to find a quick and lasting solution to such a protracted conflict," he added.

N. Abdullayeva