FM: Türkiye supports Azerbaijan's legitimate steps on its sovereign territories

On September 19, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, as part of a working visit to New York, met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Caliber.Az, the ministers discussed issues of strategic allied ties between Azerbaijan and Türkiye , as well as the situation in the region.

Jeyhun Bayramov informed his colleague about the local anti-terrorist measures launched by Azerbaijan and the factors that determined these measures.

Bayramov emphasized that Armenia, in flagrant violation of international law and paragraph 4 of the Tripartite Statement of November 10, 2020, has still not completely withdrawn its armed forces from the territory of Azerbaijan, continues to support and encourage separatism by all possible political, military, financial and ideological means, which contradicts the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan.

Bayramov noted that in recent days, military provocations by Armenia and the illegal regime it created in the sovereign territories of Azerbaijan have especially intensified, and a strengthening of their military positions has also been observed. All this indicates the preparation of another large-scale military provocation by Armenian armed forces illegally stationed on the territory of Azerbaijan.

The minister emphasized that on September 19, as a result of the explosion of mines laid by reconnaissance and sabotage groups of illegal Armenian armed groups, 6 people were killed, and 6 more people were seriously injured.

Bayramov said that local anti-terrorism measures carried out by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan are aimed exclusively against legitimate military targets and at neutralizing the illegal military infrastructure of Armenia.

He emphasized that the Azerbaijani side is determined to ensure all the rights and freedoms of the Armenian residents of the Karabakh economic region, their security on the basis of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and international human rights mechanisms.

The minister emphasized that in order to stabilize the situation in the region, a complete withdrawal of the Armenian Armed Forces from the territory of Azerbaijan, the disarmament of illegal Armenian armed formations, and the dissolution of all elements of the illegal regime are necessary.

Fidan stated that Türkiye, as always, supports the legitimate steps taken by Azerbaijan on its sovereign territories.