The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (MFA) rejects the statement of the European Union, which deliberately distorts the reasons for the recent military escalation, as well as the activities of Azerbaijan in its sovereign territories in order to stop the illegal military activities carried out by the Armenian armed forces against both the civilian population and military personnel.

Axar.az reports that this was stated in the statement of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the Azerbaijani MFA, Jozep Borel, regarding the local anti-terrorist measures implemented by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the Karabakh region of the country.