"We strongly condemn the aggressive rhetoric of the Armenian leadership against Azerbaijan, which has been increasing recently. Such statements, ignoring the increasing international efforts to advance the peace agenda between Azerbaijan and Armenia, deliberately aggravate the region's situation.
To establish peace in the region, the leadership of Armenia must give up aggressive rhetoric, stop aggressive actions, such as encroachment on territorial integrity and interference in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan," said Aykhan Hajizade, spokesperson of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, in response to RA President Vahagn Khachatryan's interview with the Italian "La Repubblica," in the interview given to the newspaper, where he spoke about the aggressive policy of Azerbaijan, the occupation of RA territories and the danger of ethnic cleansing against the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh.