Noting that Armenia had flagrantly violated the ceasefire, the head of state said, "Less than 24 hours after the talks, the city of Ganja was attacked. Residential areas of the sleeping city of Ganja were targeted deliberately. After the first attack – and there were two of them – the death toll was very high. In other words, Armenia violated the ceasefire in a defiant manner. Thus, it demonstrated disrespect for mediators, disrespect for the commitments it had assumed after such long negotiations in Moscow."

The President of Azerbaijan noted that Armenia had also violated the ceasefire on the battlefield earlier, after the terms of the ceasefire for the exchange of bodies, prisoners and hostages had been agreed. However, they were not satisfied with this and attacked the city of Ganja. "Two days ago, they did the same and again at night. This is a very heinous crime. This is international terrorism. The unanimous condemnation of this bloody crime by the world community means that they will not get away with it. The UN Secretary General, the European Union and many countries at the national level have condemned this act of international terrorism," President Ilham Aliyev said.