Foreign Ministry: Azerbaijan is ready to accept the UNHCR mission

“Azerbaijan is ready to accept the UNHCR mission on the basis of the principles of international law,” spokesperson for Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Leyla Abdullayeva told AZERTAC.

“As a result of discussions between the Azerbaijani side and the UNHCR, an agreement was reached on dispatch of the UNHCR mission to the conflict-affected areas of our country. In general, in connection with the implementation of humanitarian missions we would like to emphasize that Azerbaijan, guided by the principles of international law, in particular the principle of state sovereignty, is ready to accept international missions on its territory. In this regard, we expect the organization to provide specific information on dispatch of the UNHCR mission to our liberated territories. We would like to emphasize once again that Azerbaijan is ready to accept the UNHCR mission on the basis of the principles of international law,” Leyla Abdullayeva said.

AZERTAG