YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. At the request of ARMENPRESS, deputy minister of foreign affairs of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan responded to the latest announcement of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

-           Mr. Kocharyan, how would you comment on the recent statement of the President of Azerbaijan, in which the latter presents territorial claims towards the Republic of Armenia.

-          Unconcealed claims of Azerbaijan towards the territories of Armenia openly prove why the international community should recognize the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, whereas Azerbaijan should bear international responsibility for the aggression unleashed against the self-determined Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and its consequences.