Armed forces of Armenia must withdraw from Azerbaijani “occupied” territories: Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responds to Armenia’s MFA statement

Armenia should take results-oriented steps in the settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in line with the demands of the international community, Press Service Department of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a statement in response to the statement of the Armenian MFA.

“The realities on the ground are still the same; the armed forces of Armenia must be withdrawn from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. There is no other option for the further development of the region never mind who will lead Armenia in the upcoming future.”

Earlier today Armenia's MFA released a statement stating that "Azerbaijan’s continuous deplorable violations of ceasefire and provocative actions in recent days, which caused human irreversible losses and led to a serious escalation of the situation on the Line of Contact, have created unfavourable environment before the meeting."