The statement made by Vladimir Medinsky, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, during an interview with the "Russia Today" channel on June 9, distorting the facts regarding the past Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict and presenting the Karabakh region as a disputed territory, is regrettable and surprising.

Axar.az reports that according to the information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this was stated by the press secretary of the institution, Aykhan Hajizada, while commenting on the claims made by Vladimir Medinsky, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, regarding the past Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, it is surprising that Medinsky, who is also the Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Interagency Commission for Historical Education of Russia, does not know that Karabakh has never been a disputed territory.

He said that Karabakh is the eternal land of Azerbaijan. Russia itself has recognized and recognizes Karabakh as the territory of Azerbaijan.

A. Hajizada continued:

“At the same time, the questionable point is that the Assistant to the President of the country that co-chaired the Minsk Group either does not understand or does not want to understand the position of his state on this issue.

Unfortunately, the Assistant to the President of Russia compares the Russian-Ukrainian war with the situation in Karabakh. Since Azerbaijan has never violated the territorial integrity of any country and has not waged an aggressive war against any country, such a comparison is inappropriate. Azerbaijan carried out the Patriotic War and anti-terrorist measures in its sovereign and internationally recognized territories in 2020 and 2023. The 44-day Patriotic War and the 2023 anti-terrorist measures, which lasted less than 1 day, resulted in the complete victory of Azerbaijan and the defeat of Armenia, and the occupation of Armenia was ended by the norms and principles of international law.”

The diplomat then advised Medinsky not to harm interstate relations by making false claims about issues outside his jurisdiction.