Minister: Illegal Armenian armed groups should be withdrawn from Karabakh

Azerbaijan takes a firm position on the withdrawal of illegal Armenian armed groups from Karabakh, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told a press conference on the results of 2022, Report informs.

He said that this issue was enshrined in the tripartite statement: "The tripartite statement includes the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from Karabakh. Russia's main position is that this is Armenia's obligation. As an argument, Russia points to the signing of the tripartite document by Armenia."

Bayramov said that the main factor causing tension in Karabakh is the activities of illegal Armenian armed groups: “This is unacceptable for Azerbaijan. During negotiations, we continuously discuss these issues.”