Yerevan to Baku: Armenia will consistently protect the exercise of  the right of the people of Artsakh to self- determination without any  limitations

ArmInfo. The Armenian Foreign Ministry reacted to the statement of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan in connection with the inauguration of the new President  of Artsakh in Shushi.

Thus, as the press service of MFA of Armenia reports, press secretary  of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Anna Naghdalyan, reacting to this  statement, stressed: <It's worth mentioning that the threats of war  or military posturing communicated either through statements or  large-scale military exercises in violations of international  commitments, represent traditional components of Azerbaijan's  destructive stance, which has no impact either on the positions of  the Armenian sides in the Nagorno- Karabakh issue or on the ongoing  democratic processes in Artsakh. Nevertheless, they definitely  undermine the establishment of an environment conducive to peace,  which is necessary for the consideration of substantive issues.  Armenia is committed to an exclusively peaceful settlement of the  conflict within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-  Chairmanship.  

Once again congratulating the people of Artsakh on the formation of  authorities as result of democratic processes, we would like to  reiterate that the Republic of Armenia will continue to closely  cooperate with the new authorities, which represent the people of  Artsakh in the peace process, and in this context we will  consistently protect the exercise of the right of the people of  Artsakh to self-determination without any limitations>.  

It should be noted that the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued a  statement on the eve of the upcoming inauguration of the newly  elected NKR President in Artsakh. Once again emphasizing that  Azerbaijan does not recognize the elections in Artsakh, the Foreign  Ministry of Azerbaijan assured that they do not have and cannot have  any legal force. "The participation of the Prime Minister of Armenia  in the" provocation "called the inauguration in the city of Shushi is  nothing but a black spot on the concept of" democracy "for a person   who present himself as a "democrat ".  The war is not over yet, and   Azerbaijan reserves the full right to ensure its territorial  integrity within its internationally recognized borders by all  necessary means. The corresponding provocative actions of the  Armenian leadership nullify practically all efforts for a peaceful  settlement of the conflict, and serve to strengthen further military  confrontation and increase tension in the region," the   AzerbaijaniForeign Ministry emphasized, assuring that they would  "restore their territories".