No:283/20, Information of the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan on a telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba
On September 28, 2020, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba had a telephone conversation.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed his concern with regard to the increased tensions in the region and inquired about the current situation.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov informed his Ukrainian counterpart that the new act of aggression by the armed forces of Armenia against the Azerbaijani positions along the frontline on September 27 has been met with counter-offensive measures by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan within the right to self-defense and to protect the civilian population. It was brought to the attention of the other side that Armenia deliberately and indiscriminately targeted Azerbaijani civilians and civilian objects and thus once again violated the international humanitarian law by opening artillery fire at civilians which resulted in casualties among the Azerbaijani civilian population. Minister noted that Armenia has always resorted to terrorist means against civilians, in this regard he mentioned the killing of Azerbaijani civilians during April 2016 and July 2020 events.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov brought to the attention of his counterpart that Armenia bears full responsibility for the current situation in the region.
