The following statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia (MFA) on January 3, 2023, regarding the protests on the Lachin road, is entirely groundless and aims to create confusion among international partners and artificially escalate the situation, Azerbaijani Foreign Affairs Ministry said, Report informs.

The ministry noted that it is not surprising that the Armenian MFA issued a distorted statement regarding the protests of Azerbaijani ecoactivists amid the looting of Azerbaijani natural resources during the 30-year occupation of its territories by Armenia: “It seems that the Armenian side is still interested in the continuation of illegal economic and other activities on the territory of Azerbaijan.”