The Minister of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Teymur Musayev, responded to the groundless accusations made by the representatives of France and Armenia against our country at the 73rd session of the European Regional Committee of the World Health Organization, held in Astana.

Teymur Musayev noted that anti-terrorist measures were implemented in order to restore the sovereignty and constitutional structure of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to clear the territories of illegal Armenian military.

Representatives of various international organizations had a number of visits to the Karabakh region. The reports prepared on a base of these visits indicate that no damage was caused to civilian infrastructure including schools and hospitals, during these activities, the Minister of Health noted.

The population of the region also told representatives of international organizations that there was no violence against them, as well as destruction of civilian and agricultural facilities.

Teymur Musayev emphasized that all these issues were reflected in the reports of the Armenian office of UNHCR and ICRC.

The minister also recalled the statements of the Prime Minister of Armenia on September 21 and 23, which stated that there is no danger to the Armenian population.

All these facts one again prove the groundlessness of the accusations of representatives of France and Armenia, Teymur Musayev noted.