BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. On September 17, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Melanie Joly, Trend reports citing Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
Jeyhun Bayramov informed about the large-scale provocations of the Armenian armed forces on the border with Azerbaijan and expressed serious concern about this situation of the Azerbaijani side. It was emphasized that the targeted provocations of Armenia, which impedes the normalization process, are serial in nature, and 79 Azerbaijani servicemen were killed in the course of suppressing the latest provocations.
The Minister noted Azerbaijan's constant support for the norms
and principles of international law, the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of states, as well as the fact that our
country has been in favor of resolving the conflict based on these
principles over the past 30 years. It was noted that at a time when
Azerbaijan is carrying out reconstruction work in the region and
has invested heavily in it, returning internally displaced persons
to their homes, it is not interested in aggravating the situation,
and is a party that promotes the process of normalizing relations
with Armenia
Melanie Joly expressed concern about the tension in the region and
stressed the importance of respecting the ceasefire. She added that
it is important to ensure stability and continue the process of
normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The
importance of demining efforts was also noted.