The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan states that the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation contradicts the essence of bilateral relations and the Declaration on Allied Interaction signed between the two countries on February 22, 2022, APA reports.
The Ministry noted that there is no administrative and territorial unit called "Nagorno-Karabakh" in the territory of Azerbaijan: "The name of the village mentioned in the statement is not Furukh, but Farrukh.
Regarding this, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan requests the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to completely withdraw the remnants of the Armenian army and illegal Armenian armed detachments from the territory of Azerbaijan recognized by the international community in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Statement, asks not to use the term "Nagorno-Karabakh" and correctly indicate the names of the territory of Azerbaijan."