The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned Armenia’s characterization of Azerbaijan’s localized anti-terror measures in the Karabakh economic region as an “attack on Nagorno-Karabakh” and “ethnic cleansing”.

According to Report, in response to the Armenian Foreign Ministry’s statement dated September 19, the spokesperson of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizada noted that while Armenia claims to be a peaceful country, its use of the fabricated term “Nagorno-Karabakh” to refer to Azerbaijan’s ancient and eternal land of Karabakh is a blatant display of disrespect towards Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.