ArmInfo. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry responded in a hysterical manner to the statement of the head of the Canadian Foreign Ministry Melanie Joly regarding the first anniversary of the Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh. The press secretary of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizade stated that Baku strongly condemns and completely rejects the statement made by Joly.
Further, Hajizade critisized the Canadian diplomat of allegedly distorting the facts related to the conflict, and assured that the conflict ended 4 years ago, and "Azerbaijan's sovereignty over Karabagh was fully restored in 2023." According to him, the allegations of a humanitarian crisis in the region reflect "Canada's clear bias against Azerbaijan." "Canada has no moral right to preach about how to establish peace and security in our region. We reiterate that such provocative and biased statements are nothing more than an obstacle to the future development and progress of the region, based on respect for the principles of international law," the representative of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry added.