Attempt to draw parallels and balance Constitution of Azerbaijan and Constitution of Armenia is unacceptable – MFA Spox

"Allegations about the territorial claims against Armenia in the Constitutional Act of Azerbaijan are completely false," it has been noted in the Commentary by Aykhan Hajizada, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the remarks expressed by the Prime Minister of Armenia against Azerbaijan at the press conference on 31 August, APA reports. "An attempt to draw parallels and balance the Constitution of Azerbaijan and the Constitution of Armenia is unacceptable. None of the international partners accept this claim of Armenia, and everyone knows it is frivolous. Unlike the Constitution of Armenia, the Constitutional Act on State Independence of 1991 and the Declaration of Independence of 1918 referred to in the Constitution of Azerbaijan do not contain any territorial claims against Armenia. Which territories were part of Azerbaijan during the First Republic of Azerbaijan and when they integrated into Armenia are historical facts and these facts cannot be denied. Currently, this does not mean that t here are any territorial claims against Armenia in Azerbaijan's legislation. The reference by the Armenian side to the provision in the draft peace agreement that 'neither party may invoke its domestic legislation for not implementing its obligations under the peace agreement' to support the statement that the territorial claim in its Constitution is harmless is null and void. It is a well-known fact that no international agreement can have a superiority over the Constitution. Therefore, no matter in what form the Armenian side intends to sign the 'peace agreement,' the major condition for signing the real and sustainable peace agreement is ending the continuing territorial claim of Armenia against Azerbaijan that is enshrined within its multiple legal and political documents, most importantly in the Constitution of Armenia that openly refers to the Declaration of Independence of Armenia calling for 'reunion of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Furthermore, the allegations made by the Prime Minister when justi fying Armenia's mass militarization efforts do not reflect the reality in any case. First of all, let us note that Armenia is the country that has kept the territories of Azerbaijan under the occupations for nearly 30 years contrary to the norms and principles of international law, the UN Charter, and the Alma-Ata Declaration that she refers to, and it is not difficult to understand how the militarization of Armenia is a threat to regional peace and security taking into account the existence of territorial claims against its neighbors," noted in the Commentary. Source: Azeri-Press news agency