make preferableYEREVAN. - Even the events in Nardaran are not the internal matter of Azerbaijan, the April events being an aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh.
Spokesperson for the Armenian MFA, Tigran Balayan, said the aforementioned on Thursday, referring to the statement of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev upon the request of Armenian News – NEWS.am.
According to Azerbaijani media outlets, at the meeting with the parents of the Azerbaijani serviceman Chingiz Gurbanov, who was killed during the diversionary infiltration attempt launched by Azerbaijan in the direction of Armenia’s Chinari village on 29 December 2016, Ilham Aliyev stated that “the April military clashes, as well as the tension and clashes on the contact line are the internal matter of Azerbaijan.”
This statement—although not addressed to third parties—can definitely be considered as a response to the statement made earlier by Russian FM Sergey Lavrov.
The tragic events took place in Baku in November 2015 during the special operation by the police in Nardaran settlement of Baku known for its Shia religious conservatism and criticism over government policy. The operation turned into a violence and shooting of two policemen and seven peaceful residents. The lawsuit ended with guilty verdicts and lengthy imprisonment sentences. The international organizations repeatedly urged to investigate the events and stop the political persecutions.
