Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry: Pashinyan's statement is the fruit of the sick imagination

Baku/03.09.21/Turan: The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry strongly condemns provocative statements of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan aimed at promoting separatism in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

It should be noted that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a "congratulatory message" on the occasion of the" independence day" of the separatist regime established on the territory of Azerbaijan.

In his message, Pashinyan supports the resumption of the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group in the belief that "as a result of this process, the status of Artsakh should be finally resolved in line with the right of nations to self-determination."

Note that the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry called Pashinyan's position "the fruit of the sick imagination". At the same time, the Foreign Ministry stressed that Armenia with its groundless territorial claims to Azerbaijan goes on falsifying historical facts and grossly violating the principles of international law.

"Armenian officials can falsify historical facts and law as much as they want, but this will not change the facts. Karabakh is a historical territory of Azerbaijan, an integral part of its internationally recognized territories," the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Note that since the late 1980s, Armenia has openly laid claims to the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region of Azerbaijan and supported aggressive separatism. It is known that the annexation of Nagorno-Karabakh unilaterally without the permission of Azerbaijan was contrary to the Soviet legislation, and this was approved at the highest constitutional level even then, the statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry added.

The essential point to remember is that Armenian officials are silent about the fact that the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan had been under military occupation of the Armenian armed forces for nearly 30 years when the fundamental rights of one million Azerbaijanis were, the statement said.

As a result of the 44-day Patriotic War that came as a response to another military provocation by Armenia, Azerbaijan restored its territorial integrity. "From now on, any claims to the Azerbaijani territories and attempts to incite aggressive separatist tendencies in our territories will be resolutely suppressed to receive an adequate response," the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry says.- 06B-