(MENAFN- AzerNews) The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has issued a statement in
connection with an interview Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat
Mirzoyan gave to the Armenian media, Azernews reports.
“During his interview with the Armenpress news agency, Armenian
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan tried to mislead and distort the
essence of the negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the
preparation of a peace agreement, the delimitation process, the
mine threat, as well as the recognition of territorial integrity,
which are completely unfounded and unacceptable,” Foreign Ministry
Spokesperson Ayxan Hacizada said.
“The condition put forward by Armenia on the mandatory
participation of the French president in the next meeting of the
Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders once again indicates that Armenia
is unfaithful to its obligations and forgot that the agreement on
the next meeting in the same format was reached not in Prague, but
in Brussels on 31 August, the spokesperson said.
'Despite the agreement reached on the next meeting in Brussels,
Azerbaijan agreed to a meeting in Prague, as well as the
participation of EU Council President Charles Michel and the French
president, which, unfortunately, led to abuse at the next stage of
negotiations and demonstrates that France is a biased and unfair
intermediary. Unlike Armenia, Azerbaijan has not abandoned the
talks between the leaders and is committed to continuing them in
accordance with the agreement reached in Brussels,” the diplomat
added.
He went on, adding that 'as for the issue of the delimitation
process, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry notes that, contrary to
the statement of the Armenian foreign minister, the statements of
both the Prague and Sochi meetings indicate that the delimitation
is planned to be carried out on the basis of mutual recognition of
territorial integrity and sovereignty, in accordance with the UN
Charter and Alma-Ata Declaration. In general, the appeal to the UN
Charter and the Alma-Ata Declaration was made in the context of the
mentioned principles, and Armenia is well aware that at these
meetings there were no provisions on the basis of which maps the
delimitation will be carried out. The delimitation process should
be carried out on the basis of an analysis of all legally
significant documents'.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry also notes that 'the Armenian
foreign minister once again allows manipulations in the issue of
the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the territory of
Azerbaijan'.
“We recommend that the foreign minister bring his position on
this issue in line with the position of the Secretary of the
Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan and other officials. As
Armen Grigoryan stated, it was planned to withdraw the Armenian
forces from the territory of Azerbaijan in September of this year,
but this has not happened yet. As for the obligation on what forces
should be withdrawn from the territory of Azerbaijan, we remind you
once again that in accordance with paragraph 4 of the Trilateral
Statement of 10 November 2020, it is provided for the withdrawal of
all Armenian armed forces from the territory of Azerbaijan, and
manipulations in this matter are unacceptable,” the Foreign
Ministry said in a comment.
It is also noted that the Armenian foreign minister in an
interview refrained from giving a positive answer to the question
of Armenia's recognition of the territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan.
'Statements that as a result of a clash in September this year
on an undelimited border due to the installation of mines by
Armenia and provocations against military positions, Azerbaijan
allegedly occupied the territory of Armenia, have no grounds,' the
statement says.
“It defies any logic that Armenia, which had occupied
Azerbaijani territories for almost 30 years, still holds 8 villages
of Azerbaijan under occupation, does not completely withdraw its
forces from the territory of Azerbaijan, continues its military
provocations and mine threats, accuses Azerbaijan of that he has
taken up positions on the undelimited border and thus impedes the
work of the commission. It should not be forgotten that after the
Patriotic War of 2020, it was Armenia that for a long time did not
respond to Azerbaijan's proposal to delimit the borders,” the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry further adds.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry emphasizes that evasion of the
obligations assumed, misinterpretation of the provisions of the
Trilateral Statement, and destructive activities not only serve to
restore peace in the region but are directed primarily against
Armenia.
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