YEREVAN. - The fact that the state of Azerbaijan appeared on the world map less than a century ago cannot serve as a justification for Azerbaijani leadership’s ignorance of the fundamental norms of international law.

Deputy FM of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan said the aforementioned on Monday, responding to the question of Panorama.am.

Referring to the ridiculous statement made by the Azerbaijani President on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement on Monday, Kocharyan noted:  “It is worth once again reminding that under the UN Charter the status of a self-determined subject shall be determined by its people, while the territorial integrity of a state can’t be opposed to the people’s right to self-determination. The Azerbaijani leadership should have read the UN Charter long ago not to become an object of mockery with its rattling illiteracy, and come to terms with the inevitability of the prospect for recognizing the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. ”