Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov promises not to hinder the work of the UNESCO mission.

Azerbaijan does not impose any restrictions on the UNESCO mission, Bayramov said in response to reporters' questions.

According to Azerbaijani media reports, the FM said that Azerbaijan had petitioned to UNESCO back in June last year to send a mission.

"We [i.e., Azerbaijan] do not impose any restrictions on the mission of the organization. UNESCO can study both Muslim and Christian monuments," he said.

Also, Bayramov "stressed the fact that Armenia has not allowed—for decades—UNESCO representatives to visit the occupied Azerbaijani territories. After the 44-day war [in the fall of 2020], Bayramov said, Azerbaijan and UNESCO have started collaborating in carrying out research work in Karabakh," Azerbaijani media added.

To note, however, Azerbaijan's claims about its readiness to collaborate with UNESCO are blatantly false. Before the eyes of the international community, the Azerbaijani authorities had leveled to the ground the Armenian cross-stones in Nakhichevan with bulldozers, and had not allowed UNESCO representatives to approach them.