An Azerbaijani presidential aide on Wednesday accused Armenia’s premier of disrespecting the international community over his recent call on civilians to fight in the front against Azerbaijan in ongoing clashes to which there would be “no diplomatic solution.”
“ARMENIA IS NOT INTERESTED AT ALL IN THE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION”
In a written statement, Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the Azerbaijani president, responded to statements by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its surroundings could not be resolved diplomatically.
Arguing that these remarks once again demonstrated that Armenia was “not interested at all in the peaceful resolution of the conflict,” Hajiyev said Yerevan intended to continue occupying Azerbaijani territories.
Underlining that Pashinyan “recklessly” and “for the sake of his political ambitions” encouraged all civil bodies and civilians to take up arms, Hajiyev said this official position “proves” which side broke past humanitarian cease-fires and contributed to the “escalation of the situation in the region.”
Hajiyev urged the international community, and in particular the OSCE Minsk Group’s co-chair countries, to “draw a conclusion” from this statement by Armenia’s leadership against the backdrop of Baku’s “constructive stance” regarding the conflict.
“In the meantime, this statement by the Armenia’s leadership is disrespectful towards the international community’s steps aimed at the diplomatic resolution of the conflict.” “The Republic of Azerbaijan supports a negotiated settlement of the conflict via an existing road map based on the UN Security Council resolution,” he added.