Official Baku: Armenian MFA's blame against Azerbaijan for deportation is absurd

Azerbaijan once again calls on Armenia to comply with its obligations arising from international law and the Tripartite Statement, to refrain from activities directed against Azerbaijan's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to stop aggressive political and military provocations, Azerbaijani Foreign Affairs Ministry said, Report informs.

It was noted that Azerbaijan's position on regional peace, stability, and development is principled and consistent, and measures based on international law and established international experience will be continued.

"Accusing Azerbaijan of deportation and ethnic cleansing by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia is not only absurd but also an attempt to cover up the systematic and consistent policy of ethnic cleansing committed by Armenians against Azerbaijanis in the territory of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the 20th century. Since 1987, when the territorial claims against Azerbaijan arose again, it is a historical fact that about 1 million Azerbaijanis were deported and ethnically cleansed, and massacres were committed by Armenia against Azerbaijanis. At the same time, it is worth reminding that even during the 44-day Patriotic War, the number of Azerbaijani civilians who died in areas far from the war zone was many times higher than the alleged number of Armenian civilians who died. All these are irrefutable proof of which side is targeting the civilian population," the ministry said.