ArmInfo. "The April escalation was a vivid reminder to us all that the status quo, which has been acknowledged as unsustainable and unacceptable by the international community, is dangerous," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said in New York, during the first meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly.
APA quotes Mammadyarov as saying that Armenia continues to undertake efforts aimed at further consolidating the current status quo, strengthening its military build-up in the "seized territories". "Moreover, regular ceasefire violations, attacks on the towns and villages in Azerbaijan situated along the line of contact" "have become more frequent and violent in recent times, resulting in the killing and injuring of many Azerbaijani civilians," APA quotes him as saying. "Most recently, Armenia conducted large-scale attacks against the civilian population of Azerbaijan in early April of this year," he said, noting that the Armenian side must realize that relying on the status quo and armed provocations is a grave miscalculation. "The sooner Armenia withdraws its troops from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, the better it is for the regional security," he added.