“Besides distorting a number of negotiations conducted during the 44-Day War and in general during the occupation, Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia in his speech on June 20 in the Parliament of Armenia, demonstrated once again that Armenia, despite the calls refused to liberate territories of Azerbaijan through negotiations,” said Azerbaijan`s Foreign Ministry as it commented on the allegations made by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during his speech at the Parliament on June 20.

“Prime Minister's denial of missile attacks on the cities of Azerbaijan densely populated with civilians and the subsequent murder of civilians in these cities outside the warzone immediately after every negotiation and humanitarian ceasefire during the war once again demonstrates how Armenia distorts the facts.

Coming to the claims that Azerbaijan has been aggravating the situation since 2011, by allegedly increasing the quantity and the number of armament and provocations, it should be noted that since the occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan has made efforts to return its territories through negotiations on the basis of decisions and resolutions of the UN Security Council and a number of other international organizations. It is well known that the act of aggression and provocations committed by Armenia for many years despite all this, including the provocative rhetoric personally demonstrated by Prime Minister Pashinyan in 2018-2019, did not contribute to peace and resulted in war in 2020.

It is necessary for Armenia to learn from its historical mistakes and abandon its efforts to impede the successful outcome of the peace process in the post-conflict period,” the ministry said.

“Prime Minister's denial of missile attacks on the cities of Azerbaijan densely populated with civilians and the subsequent murder of civilians in these cities outside the warzone immediately after every negotiation and humanitarian ceasefire during the war once again demonstrates how Armenia distorts the facts.

Coming to the claims that Azerbaijan has been aggravating the situation since 2011, by allegedly increasing the quantity and the number of armament and provocations, it should be noted that since the occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan has made efforts to return its territories through negotiations on the basis of decisions and resolutions of the UN Security Council and a number of other international organizations. It is well known that the act of aggression and provocations committed by Armenia for many years despite all this, including the provocative rhetoric personally demonstrated by Prime Minister Pashinyan in 2018-2019, did not contribute to peace and resulted in war in 2020.

It is necessary for Armenia to learn from its historical mistakes and abandon its efforts to impede the successful outcome of the peace process in the post-conflict period,” the ministry said.