Artsakh Foreign Ministry Responds to Azerbaijani Official's Statement on 'Withdrawal of Armenian Forces'

The Artsakh Foreign Ministry has commented on the statement made by a representative of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry to the Russian newspaper 'Kommersant', which claims that 'Armenian forces must be withdrawn from Nagorno-Karabakh.'

"Such assertions from the Azerbaijani side aim to distort the trilateral statement on the ceasefire made on November 9 and are a continuation of the provocations carried out recently by that country’s armed forces, which are intended to undermine Russia's mediation efforts and peacekeeping mission. At the same time, we emphasize that the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh has been, is, and will remain the main guarantor of Artsakh's statehood and the security of its people. Following the establishment of the ceasefire with the mediation of Russia on November 10, the Defense Army of Artsakh continues its mission aimed at ensuring stability and peace in the conflict zone together with the Russian peacekeeping forces," the statement reads.