Baku: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan has reiterated that no country has ever questioned Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, including the Garabagh region. This statement comes in response to recent remarks by Russian officials concerning Azerbaijan’s internal affairs, which were highlighted during a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow on April 1.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the Azerbaijani MFA emphasized the inadmissibility of using the Garabagh region for political speculation and communicated its expectations for an end to such actions to the Russian Presidential Administration, the Government, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through diplomatic channels. Despite these diplomatic efforts, the topic continues to be present in Russian political discourse.
In a recent interview with Vesti, Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian President, commented on Armenian-Russian relations and discussed whether the Garabagh region is recognized as part of Azerbaijan first by Russia or by Armenia. The Azerbaijani MFA underscored that the Garabagh region’s status as an integral part of Azerbaijan is grounded in history, international law, and justice, reaffirmed by the 2020 Patriotic War and anti-terror measures in 2023.
The statement further reminded the Russian Federation that Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Garabagh region have never been questioned by any country, including Russia. The Azerbaijani MFA expressed expectations that issues related to Azerbaijan’s sovereignty should not become subjects of public clarification amidst the complexities of Russian-Armenian relations.