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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as he arrives at the Chancellery in Berlin, on March 14, 2023. Armenia denies that Azerbaijan claiming its using Karabakh as leverage only makes the conflict worsen.
- Armenia denies Azerbaijan's claims of using Karabakh in their dispute.
- Azerbaijani spokesman calls it reproachable during his speech at the US-instigated Summit for Democracy.
- Yerevan's claims as democratic are total hypocrisy because of its activities.
Last Thursday, Azerbaijan battered Armenia for questioning its intentions of using Karabakh regarding the situation in the region. Baku issued a challenge saying Yerevan is acting aggressively to pursue gains that it wants to achieve.
Armenia-Azerbaijan Epic Spat
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizada stated that the Armenians are trying to control events happening as deplorable. Earlier, his Armenian counterpart, FM Nikol Pashinyan, gave a speech at the Summit for Democracy hosted by Washington, reported Anadolu Agency.
FM Hajizada gave a stinging retort that Yerevan, with its provocative activities and trying to impress as democratic, is inaccurate. Earlier, Pashinyan strongly denounced Baku for aggression last year in September when several clashes among troops of both nations happened. This altercation left 300 dead on both sides.
He added that Azerbaijanis are guilty of trying to cleanse ethnic Armenian in the Karabakh region. But Hajizada answered that the provocative words of Yerevan indicate that it is not sincere in seeking peace, It included the mediation of western parties, which more than often worsened conditions, noted Jam News.
He added that the ICC decision about the Lachin road was clear, and there's no way it could be misunderstood. Hajizada said that the Azerbaijani army tried to restrict Yerevan from using the dirt road for anything illegal, which lies on the North Lachin road.
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Armenia using Karabakh to control the region
He was adamant that Baku was justified in stopping the activities of Armenians deemed unlawful. Baku's prerogative is the movement of personnel, ammunition supplies, mines, and needed military gear. Baku will do what is needed in this respect, including control of roads in Karabakh, cited VOA News.
Pashinyan does not owe that their forces stationed in Karabakh have been even mentioned by other Armenian officials, including those from the Armenian Defense Ministry. Demanded the Armenians should leave the territory of Azerbaijan as agreed in the Tripartite statement. Baku told Yerevan should stop claiming its territories and involve international organizations that interfere with national affairs.
Last Thursday, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry stated controlling a large border area was done. This included several strategic points and roads that are in the Lachin area.
Azerbaijanis have protested the unwanted movement of the Armenian military that Baku called violations. An incident occurred when two Azerbaijani soldiers got shot by Armenians who did not want them to check the cargo on the Khankendi-Khalfali-Turshsu road. Both ex-Soviet republics have been at odds since from1991 after Armenians seized Nagorno-Karabakh, part of Azerbaijan. In 2020, Baku retook several cities, villages, and settlements in 44 days of fighting that ended with Moscow's intercession.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are at odds with claims that Yerevan is using Karabakh, which is seen as undemocratic and a violation of the peace agreement.
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