BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 21. The statement by Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, issued on September 21, on latest developments in the region deliberately distorts all the realities on the ground and is totally inadequate, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in connection with Borrell’s statement, Trend reports.
"Besides this organization has always refrained from condemning
almost 30 years of military occupation of Azerbaijan’s sovereign
territories, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity against
Azerbaijanis, and has never commended Azerbaijan’s actions to bring
peace and stability in the region following the 2020-war, taking
such a biased approach towards Azerbaijan into the level of a
threatening statement is detrimental to peace in our region.
We once again remind that Azerbaijan’s legitimate measures to
eliminate illegal Armenian military forces stationed in its
sovereign territories was aimed at preventing further provocations
and attacks, and that its allegations about Azerbaijan’s
counter-terrorism measures was against the Armenian population was
even denied by the Prime Minister of Armenia in its address to the
population on September 21.
Open disregard by the EU of a constructive discussions between
central Azerbaijan’s authorities and representatives of the
Armenian residents held today in Yevlakh that focused on
reintegration of the Armenian residents, restoration of
infrastructure and organization of activities on the basis of
Constitution and laws of Azerbaijan once again attests to narrow
political purposes of certain circles within the EU.
With regard to allegations on humanitarian situation, and ensuring
rights and security of local Armenian residents, we bring to the
attention that as a result of today’s discussion Azerbaijan with
support of its international partners as well, will provide
necessary help to local Armenians to build better social and
humanitarian life, and any interference into Azerbaijan’s actions
in this regard would be counterproductive and useless.
Azerbaijan is committed to peace and stability with Armenia, and
hope that Azerbaijan’s measures of elimination of the puppet regime
and remnants of illegal Armenian military detachments will have a
positive impact towards concluding a peace agreement with Armenia",
the ministry said.