Armenian president falsified facts and peace process, Azerbaijani FM says

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov accuses the president of Armenia of falsification of facts, Azerbaijani news agency Trend reports on Saturday.

"Two days ago, the President of Armenia delivered a statement here at the General Debates trying to mislead the UN General Assembly by distorting the facts and the situation in the peace process, and misinterpreting the norms and principles of international law and the relevant documents adopted in this framework," minister of foreign affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov said in his speech at the General Debate of the Sixty-Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

According to him, the President of Armenia misuses the noble principle of self-determination to cover up his country's attempts to annex territories of the neighboring State, Azerbaijan, by use of force.

"The situation, which he tries to present as self-determination of the Armenians living in Azerbaijan, has nothing in common with the principle of self-determination contained in the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act," the Azerbaijani FM said.

"In fact, the principle of self-determination requires the return of the displaced Azerbaijanis to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where they will live together with the Armenian community in peace, dignity and prosperity within Azerbaijan. We believe in achieving this goal by political means," he added.