Azerbaijan says it wants peace, but ready to respond to threats
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – Azerbaijan is “in favor of peace and normalization of relations,” but at the same time ready to respond to any threats, a spokeswoman for Baku’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
“Azerbaijan is not in favor of tensions,” Leyla Abdullayeva told Anadolu Agency. “We are in favor of peace and normalization of relations. But if there is a threat to Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, we will respond decisively to these threats,” she added.
Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of “large-scale provocations” in recent days, saying saboteurs planted mines and Armenian forces carried out “intensive” firing on Azerbaijani positions.
Following the recent flare-up in the region, Türkiye reiterated its support to Azerbaijan.
On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara views the latest border tension as Armenia’s violation of the November 2020 deal ending the second Karabakh war.
Relations between the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Upper Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.
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