Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned a statement by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani regarding the so-called “Armenian genocide.”

Axar.az informs that Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada said this in a post on his X account.

Hajizada stressed that public figures must act responsibly, avoid spreading disinformation, and contribute to reconciliation instead of deepening divisions with politically motivated and historically inaccurate statements.

"We reject your inflammatory statement. Such remarks demonstrate a lack of understanding of history and realities of the region, and distort facts for political narratives.

In 2020 Azerbaijan acted within its internationally recognized sovereign territory, in line with international law and UN Security Council resolutions.

The counter-terror measures of 2023 resulted in restoration of Azerbaijan’s constitutional order following three decades of illegal occupation. Claims of “expulsion” ignore the fact that Armenian residents were offered reintegration, full equal rights, and security guarantees.

It is particularly troubling that an elected official promotes one-sided narratives while ignoring ethnic cleansing and massacres against hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis during the occupation period, as well as destruction of cultural and religious heritage.

Such reckless statements are unacceptable and should be removed without delay," the statement reads.

It should be noted that Mamdani has issued a false, slanderous, and pro-Armenian statement claiming that Azerbaijan continued the alleged 1915 “genocide” through “ethnic cleansing.”