Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has called direct negotiations between Baku and Yerevan the most effective method for resolving existing issues.

Axar.az reports in an interview with TRT World, Bayramov noted that bilateral dialogue brings greater results than negotiations with the participation of mediators.

The minister also stressed that all countries, including Armenia, recognize de jure and de facto the belonging of Karabakh to Azerbaijan.

"This means that the Karabakh issue has long been closed. The question arises, why does Armenia still insist on the Minsk Group? Does Yerevan have any plans for the future? Otherwise, we cannot find a logical answer to this question," Bayramov said.