The Turkish MFA has issued another anti-Armenian statement in connection with the provocations of Azerbaijan in Armenia's Tavush province.

"We convey our condolences to the friendly and brotherly Azerbaijani people and Government for the Azerbaijani martyrs who lost their lives, and wish speedy recovery to the wounded," the statement said. "These attempts, which Armenia has made to distract the attention of the international community from its continued illegal occupation of Azerbaijani territory Nagorno Karabakh and its surrounding regions for many years and to add new dimensions to the conflict for blocking the political settlement, are bound to fail."

"Turkey will continue, with all its capacity, to stand by Azerbaijan in its struggle to protect its territorial integrity," the statement noted.