YEREVAN. – The claims of the President of Azerbaijan that Azerbaijan has resolved the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict by military means once again demonstrates who is the initiator of the war and the use of force, and who is leading the region to further destabilization and temptation. Armenia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan stated this at Friday’s press conference, commented on the recent statements of the President of Azerbaijan that he "resolved the conflict and implemented the UN Security Council resolutions."

“As always, Azerbaijan distorts the provisions of the UN Security Council resolutions, while these same resolutions express their support for the Minsk Group peace process, headed by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

With his statements on the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the President of Azerbaijan contradicts the position of the international community, and first of all, the position of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship and Co-Chair countries, which clearly emphasizes the imperative of comprehensive settlement of the conflict.

It is obvious to us that the attempt to suppress the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination through the use of force cannot create grounds for the settlement of the conflict. The realization of the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination and the elimination of the consequences of the war are the core elements of the peace process,” said the Armenian MFA spokesperson.