Wednesday, September 13 2023 15:10

ArmInfo. Moscow declared a diplomatic demarche to Azerbaijan due to statements by the country's  Foreign Ministry regarding elections in new regions of Russia, this was stated by Spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on September 13 during a briefing, commenting on the September 9 statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry about fictitious elections held on the territory of Ukraine.

Earlier, Baku stated that Azerbaijan and Ukraine recognize and  support each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity.  <Azerbaijan declares that any elections held on the territory of  Ukraine in accordance with the Constitution and legislation of this  state can be considered legitimate: < >: Since the latest "elections"  held in part of the internationally recognized territories of Ukraine  do not meet these criteria, they do not have legal force," stated the  Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

<I have a question about this comment. What is it for, why is it,  because such assessments cannot be accepted by us. These are  unacceptable assessments and they are not consistent with the allied  level of relations between our countries. Therefore, a diplomatic  demarche was sent to the Azerbaijani side," Zakharova said.

"We proceed from the fact that Baku should treat the issues of the  territorial integrity of our country with the same respect that our  partners expect from our side when it comes to the territorial  integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan," she said.

<I think our Azerbaijani friends know the history of the new regions  very well. And they know it not from the media, but from our shared  past. Because they had the opportunity to simply observe this process  in a historical context," Zakharova said, adding that the Russian  Federation proceeds from the fact that it is in this understanding  that the appropriate political basis for comments should emerge.