Azerbaijan filed a note of protest to the corresponding agencies in Spain, Great Britain and Ireland, participating in the excavations in Azokh Cave in Nagorno-Karabakh, one of the ancient cradles of civilization, chief of department of Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism Arif Aliyev stated.

The Ministry called on these countries through Azerbaijani embassies to recall their specialists, saying such activities in Azerbaijani territory, without Azerbaijan’s permission, are non-conforming to international conventions.

Aliyev also said Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry prepares appeal to these countries to warn their agencies about the illegality of the excavations.