YEREVAN. - Armenian Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Karen Nazaryan’s letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was circulated as an official document on July 18.

Drawing UN Secretary General’s attention to regular violations of the ceasefire regime by the Azerbaijani armed forces in the line of contact in June 2011, Armenia’s Ambassador stressed such provocative actions contradict with the negotiations under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group, all previous statements by the heads of the OSCE MG co-chairing countries, as well as UN Charter and Helsinki Final Act.

In a letter, Karen Nazaryan expressed concern that Azerbaijani government is carrying out anti-Armenian propaganda, which becomes an integral part of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy. The evidence thereof were Azeri President’s speeches at a military parade on June 26 and the World Congress of Azerbaijanis on July 5.

The ambassador noted such actions violate Azerbaijan’s international commitments, including the commitment to basic documents of the UN, OSCE and Council of Europe.

The letter stressed Armenia is committed to continue negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group. It is time for Azerbaijan to realize that it is necessary to put an end to obstacles to the mediators’ activities and focus on the negotiation process instead of spreading unsubstantiated and offensive information.