Yerevan /Mediamax/. Spokesperson for Armenian Foreign Ministry Anna Naghdalyan has stated that “this year as well the authorities of Azerbaijan explicitly or implicitly continued justifying the actions of masterminds and perpetrators of the anti-Armenian massacres committed in Baku 30 years ago”.

“The perpetrators of the massacres against defenseless people were glorified as “shahids” by Hikmet Hajiyev, the Assistant to the President, while the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan accused Armenians themselves of perpetrating the anti-Armenian massacres in Sumgait,” said Naghdalyan.

According to her, Azerbaijan’s conduct is “typical for perpetrators”.

“This vividly illustrates once again that under no circumstances Azerbaijani authorities can be entrusted with the responsibility of providing security to any group of the Armenian people. Apparently, under no circumstances Artsakh can become a part of Azerbaijan, and the people of Artsakh cannot be left without secure lines of defense,” she added.