On July 17, Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the Vienna International Organizations, Ambassador Armen Papikyan, met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi to discuss official Baku’s recent threat to strike Armenia’s Metzamor nuclear power plant.  

Papikyan, according to a statement released by the Armenian Foreign Ministry, told Grossi that such a threat violates all norms of international humanitarian law and poses a serious challenge not only to Armenia's security but for the entire region.

Azerbaijan's condemnable statement on targeting the nuclear power plant is nothing but an open manifestation of state terrorism, Papikyan said.

Ambassador Papikyan expressed hope that within the framework of its mandate, the IAEA will express its position on such irresponsible and dangerous statements by Azerbaijan.