Yerevan’s reaction to Ilham Aliyev’s comment
According to Mehr News Agency to Quoted from Armenpress, Ani Badalian, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia in response to the statements of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev about what the threats of Yerevan has read, said that Yerevan does not have hostile intentions against any of its neighbors.
In response to the question of what he thinks of the increase in hostile statements by Baku, Badalian said: Yerevan has repeatedly emphasized at the highest levels that it has no hostile intentions against any of its neighbors and recognizes the territorial integrity of all of them, and no claims and There is no territorial dispute.
He also rejected the claims that the constitution of this country contains territorial claims against its neighbors based on the recent decision of the Constitutional Court of Armenia regarding the compliance of the regulations governing the joint activities of the border commissions of Yerevan and Baku with the Constitution of Armenia.
He added: Armenia has also announced that although some parts of the country’s territory are occupied by Azerbaijan, it has no desire or agenda to return these areas through military means, because the aforementioned regulations provide all the opportunities for consideration and resolution. Peacefully resolves problems through negotiation.
The Armenian diplomat added: Regarding weapons, the United Nations Charter gives every country the right to defend itself. Moreover, according to international law, all countries must protect their citizens. Armenia procures equipment and weapons solely for self-defense and fulfilling its responsibility to protect its citizens. At the same time, as the President of Azerbaijan said, Azerbaijan’s arsenal of defense weapons is far more than that of Armenia.
In response to whether Azerbaijan is preparing for a conflict with Armenia according to Aliyev’s statements, he said: Finding an answer to this question is important because this answer helps to assess the concerns that Azerbaijan may have in Use the upcoming UN climate change conference in Baku as an excuse for a new military aggression against Armenia and promote political accountability among foreign leaders.
He added: We believe that instead of hostile rhetoric, we should focus on resolving the issue of signing the peace treaty as soon as possible and negotiating on other issues not only practically but under the legal terms of peace.
