Australian MP Walt Secord who had recently visited Nagorno-Karabakh commented on reports in the Sydney Morning Herald that he had invoked the “wrath of the government of Azerbaijan”.

“I make no apologies for visiting the region and showing my support for Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora, expanding my knowledge of the Armenian Genocide and visiting Artsakh,” said Secord, member of the New South Wales (NSW) legislative council.

He once again declared his support for the rights of Karabakh Armenians to self determination stressing that they should have the right to determine their own political and economic future, reports armenia.com.au.

“At the next meeting of the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Armenia, I will be urging my colleagues to consider an invitation to return to the region,” he said.

Walt Secord’s visit to Nagorno-Karabakh was criticized by Baku. Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Turkey complained to the diplomatic mission of Australia.