Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Armenia's representative for international legal affairs in the International Court of Justice, responded to Azerbaijan's false claims that Armenia is moving mines through the Lachin Corridor and placing them near settlements.

Yeghishe Kirakosyan mentioned that Baku collected these mines from the sovereign territory of Armenia during the discussion of the claim presented by Azerbaijan against Armenia at the UN International Court of Justice.

"Armenia has placed mines in its sovereign territory for purely defensive purposes, taking into account repeated acts of aggression by Azerbaijan. Armenia does not place mines outside its sovereign territory, especially in civilian areas, and does not attempt to racially target citizens. Azerbaijan collected the mines it is complaining about from the sovereign territory of Armenia, which was occupied by the Azerbaijani armed forces in 2021-2022. Therefore, Azerbaijan is trying to create a false evidence base based on the mines it collected after its illegal acts of aggression to support its petition. This petition is without merit. I hope that the court will not allow Azerbaijan to abuse the court proceedings by trying to take advantage of the consequences of its own illegal actions," Kirakosyan said.

According to him, Azerbaijan's demand is another obvious attempt to divert attention from its misdeeds. Kirakosyan emphasized that Azerbaijan submitted its petition only 6 days after Armenia's petition, despite the fact that most of its alleged evidence has been in its possession for months.

On January 30, the hearings of Armenia's claim against Azerbaijan were held at the UN International Court of Justice.