The Azerbaijani side got into a habit to make statements before presidential meetings to prevent any progress in Karabakh talks, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said when commenting on his Azeri counterpart Aram Azimov's latest statement.

"According to Azimov, Baku's attempts to get rid of the responsibility for ethnic cleansing and terror against the population of Karabakh are in line with the international law. It's obvious that Baku holds talks to screen its ungrounded propaganda," Mr. Kocharyan said.

Earlier, Araz Azimov stated that Azerbaijan "has no intention to go on with futile talks if Armenia doesn't demonstrate constructive approach."