Azerbaijan strongly condemns burning of Türkiye’s flag in Armenia

Azerbaijan on Friday strongly condemned the burning of Türkiye’s flag in Armenia.

"We strongly condemn the burning of Türkiye’s flag during the “torchlight procession” in Iravan, Armenia’s capital, on 23 April," the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan said in a statement. 

"The government of Armenia should have prevented such a campaign, embodied in ethnic hatred, and should have taken appropriate security measures on time," said the statement. "It is completely unacceptable to turn a blind eye to such unacceptable acts under the pretext of democratic norms, freedom of assembly, and freedom of expression."

"Such acts, which are a clear manifestation of a revanchist and ethnic hatred-based fascist mindset in Armenia, should be condemned and prevented at the international level," it added.

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry urged the Armenian government to hold those responsible for these acts accountable.

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