Azerbaijan has handed over a protest note to the U.S. in connection with the meeting of the U.S. Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick and Karabakh FM Karen Mirzoyan.

The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Sekuta was called to the Azerbaijani MFA, where the Turkish Deputy FM Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev handed him the protest note, haqqin.az reports.

The note expresses a protest to the participation of Ambassador James Warlick in the event “Artsakh Independence Anniversary,” organized by the U.S. Embassy in Armenia, as well as his meeting with FM Karen Mirzoyan.

For his part, Ambassador Sekuta stated that the note, which expresses Azerbaijan’s concern and discontent, will be submitted to the U.S. Department of State.