Preventing the transport of weapons, ammunition, and landmines into the country is the sovereign right of Azerbaijan, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Aykhan Hajizada said, commenting on the French Ministry spokesperson's statements, who regarded the Armenian provocation as "the Azerbaijani armed forces' attack on a police car".
Earlier, Paris regarded another Armenian provocation on the Khankendi-Khalfali-Turshsu dirt road as "the Azerbaijani armed forces' attack on a police car".
Hajizada noted that, unfortunately, the French Foreign Ministry continues to demonstrate a biased and unreasonable position by commenting once again on the provocations in South Caucasus.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson stressed that France, instead of calling for the withdrawal of illegal Armenian armed formations from the sovereign territories of Azerbaijan following international law, four resolutions of the UN Security Council, and a trilateral statement, sought to justify Armenia's provocations in Azerbaijan by calling the illegal Armenian armed formations "police", which is unacceptable.
He noted that Paris should understand that Armenia's attempts to continue illegal military activities, using bypass roads under the pretext of protests on the Lachin road, are a flagrant violation of international obligations.
Hajizada stressed that Baku is committed to take all necessary measures to prevent the Armenian provocations, the fight against the Armenian armed forces, including to prevent the transportation and use of weapons, ammunition and mines in the country's sovereign territories.
The diplomat stressed that this is the sovereign right of Azerbaijan.
