The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan commented in response to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia concerning recent military provocations, the Ministry told Ednews.
Azerbaijani Ministry said that claims by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia that the measures undertaken by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan against the provocation of the Armenian side are a pretext for escalation is totally groundless.
"Azerbaijani side has eliminated the threat emanating from the Armenian military outpost following the military provocation that injured an Azerbaijani serviceman. This measure was purely a retaliatory one.
Azerbaijan is committed to the peace process, and calls on the Armenian side to refrain from military escalations that would jeopardize the efforts to that end," the Ministry emphasized.