Sharmazanov Responds to Mamedyarov
At a joint press conference in Baku with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov said, "If Armenian forces withdraw from the occupied territories, they will not encounter any problems with sniper fire and armed incursions."
In response to Mamedyarov's statement, Vice-Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov said, "Azerbaijani authorities continue to distort the truth which is as follows: Baku continues to occupy certain districts of the Artsakh [Nagorno Karabakh] Republic, namely Getashen, Martounashen and Shahoumyan. Azerbaijani snipers periodically fire on peaceful residents of Artsakh and in the direction of kindergartens.
It's the Azerbaijani side that must assume the full responsibility for the lack of serious progress in the settlement process. to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat."
