Azerbaijani ruling party: Armenian former FM’s absurd statement is groundless

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 22 / Trend E. Mehdiyev / The Armenian former foreign minister's statement voiced in Baku does not reflect reality, deputy executive secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan party Ali Ahmadov told media today. Raffi Hovannisian's statements are beyond the view of the international community on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh, he said. "No matter what Armenian the former Foreign Minister has said, the UN, authoritative European organisations and the international community as a whole, as well as the OSCE Minsk Group and its co-chairmen dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, have repeatedly stressed the facts surrounding Armenia's occupation of Azerbaijani lands and openly declared their recognition of Azerbaijani territorial integrity," he said. All this proves the Armenian former foreign minister's comments are an unfounded and baseless ridiculous statement, he said. Armenian former Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian arrived in Baku to attend the seventh General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP). He said in an interview with media about the importance of recognising the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az