Spain one again confirms support to Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity

/By Azernews/

By Laman Ismayilov

Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation José Manuel García –Margallo has said his country supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan as he met Ambassador Anar Maharramov.

The minister said he was deeply concerned about the recent escalations in Azerbaijani and Armenian troops` contact-line, Azertac reported.

He further praised cooperation between Azerbaijan and Spain, voicing that the sides enjoy good opportunities to boost the ties.

Maharramov, in turn, informed the minister about the recent development in Armenian-Azerbaijani troops` contact line. The diplomat said the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire and shell the residential areas, particularly houses and civilian facilities.

The ambassador thanked García –Margallo for the just position of Spain in settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Azerbaijan and Armenia for over two decades have been locked in conflict, which emerged over Armenian territorial claims. Since the 1990s war, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions. The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions on Armenian withdrawal, but they have not been enforced to this day.