Armenia’s adventurist aspirations are the main obstacle to peace with Azerbaijan, said Aykhan Hajizada, Spokesman for Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AzVision.az reports.

He made this statement on X in response to Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan's comments at the Warsaw Forum.

Hajizada noted that Mirzoyan's remarks were intended to spread disinformation and propaganda aimed at fostering anti-Azerbaijani sentiment.

"Instead of misleading the international community, Minister Mirzoyan should explain why he has remained silent about Armenia's military aggression and its occupation of Azerbaijani territories for nearly 30 years," he said.

He further emphasized that, despite international obligations, Armenia refused to withdraw more than 10,000 military personnel from Azerbaijani territory until they were expelled by Azerbaijan in 2023.

"These illegal armed groups were backed by military, technical, and financial aid from Armenia’s state budget in an attempt to fuel separatism on Azerbaijan’s sovereign territory as part of a revanchist policy," the spokesman added.

Hajizada also dismissed Armenia’s claims that Azerbaijan attacked peaceful Armenian civilians, stating that Azerbaijan’s actions were legitimate counter-terrorism operations, fully in accordance with its rights under the UN Charter, aimed at disarming illegal armed groups within the country. He also pointed out that Armenia has consistently remained silent about the forced displacement of over one million Azerbaijanis from Armenia and the previously occupied regions of Karabakh.

In closing, he called on Armenia to abandon its dangerous tactics and choose the path of reason and legality.

"Armenia’s obsession with reckless ambitions beyond its capabilities shows poor judgment and remains the main obstacle to peace and stability in our region," Hajizada concluded.

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