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Baku – APA. “The occupation of our territories is a main problem for Azerbaijan. Our lands were occupied as a result of aggression and invader policy of Armenia against Azerbaijan,” said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

The President said that this issue remains unsolved because of the supporters of Armenia. This issue can’t be solved: “Though, there are all opportunities and legal base for the solution. The international organizations adopted orders and resolutions. Heads of the leading countries announced that the current situation is unbearable and “status quo” must be changed. Unfortunaltely, Armenia remains indifferent in these challenges and the international community doesn’t sufficiently impact them, that is why, the problem remains unsolved. We will further strengthen our country and international positions. There are sufficiently many legal bases for the settlement of the conflict and these bases defend and support the position of Azerbaijan. The UN, UN Security Council, OSCE, Council of Europe, European Parliament and the other international organizations adopted orders and these orders are the only way of the settlement”.

The Head of State underlined that all countries recognize the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and that this problem can be solved within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan: “Azerbaijan won’t change its position on the solution of the issue; we will not give up our way. Nagorno Karbakh is a historical and eternal land of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan must restore its territorial integrity. The invaders must be withdrawn from the occupied territories and will be withdrawn. The citizens of Azerbaijan must return back to their native lands and they do will return. Our compatriots will return back to the regions situated outside the administrative borders of Autonomous Province of Nagorno-Karabakh and Nagorno Karabakh itself, Khankendi, Shusha. I believe in it and there are many factors that make me to be sure: International law, economic power of Azerbaijan and growing image of Azerbaijan in political sphere. We can see the successes of Azerbaijan by looking at the history of one year. We are the member of the best respected international organization – the UN Security Council. We chaired this organization several months ago. We joined them with the support of 155 countries”.


120 countries – the members of Non-Aligned Movements supported resolutions reflected the solution of Nagrono Karabakh conflict within territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 120 countries make the majority of the world union. In some cases we hear the conception of the international world and some communities, organizations consider themselves as the international world when they use the term. The essence that the international world neither the unity of 20, nor the 30 states. UN is the international world which includes 155 countries and all of them support us. Non-Aligned Movement is also the international world. This movement includes 120 countries. They support us too. This means that the international world supports our position and of course, this gives us additional possibilities and increases our belief.

At the same time the Minsk group was especially established 20 years ago in order to solve this conflict, but it couldn’t manage to settle this issue, it isn’t able to show the necessary impact on Armenia to achieve its aim. We observe that this issue maybe solved by Azerbaijan by using force and it can find its solution. That’s why we must become more powerful. We must strengthen the Azerbaijani army and this process is successfully being continued. Now, the Azerbaijani army isn’t only included in the schedule of the region, but also stays among the most powerful world armies. We move our country forward by strengthening its economy. It creates opportunity to pursue an independent policy in the world arena. That’s why we pass the decisions in foreign and internal policy, which meet the requirements of our own interests. Strong Azerbaijan is the main factor in the region. This is also a factor for stability in the region, at the same time, it’s impossible to consider the regional issues without the opinion of Azerbaijan. The attempts of passing relevant decision without the opinion of Azerbaijan didn’t give any result and the last event distinctly reflected this. That’s why the stronger Azerbaijan is; the faster it will be able to restore its territorial integrity.

We have an unambiguous position concerning this issue. I have expressed my opinion dealing with this issue for several times. All the occupied territories of Azerbaijan must be liberated form the invader, then peace, cooperation may be restored in the region and the source of security man be established. Our lands are still remained under occupation, that’s why our first target is Armenia. We will continue isolating Armenia from all the international and regional projects. This policy gives its results and the difficult position of Armenian economy was the result of the policy carried out by Azerbaijan. This is unambiguous. According to the official statistics declared by Armenia, 80 thousands people left the country in the first half of the year. I think that this figure will be doubled at the end of the year. The population of Azerbaijan is growing and this figure will be seriously increased in 5-10 years in comparison with today’s index. These factors must make Armenians realize the current situation. The difficult economical and demographic position of Armenian and its isolation from all international and regional projects must concern them. But Azerbaijan is going forwards. In spite of the Azerbaijani territories are under the occupation, we achieve much success in the sphere and such steps will be continued. Azerbaijan has recently taken the 46 place and the first place among CIS countries according to the ability demonstrated in the competition between the world states at Davos Worthy International Economical Forum. Our work shows its results. We want the restoration of fairness and will be able to achieve our aims. The liberation of the occupied territories remains the most-priority issue that is put into the agenda either of internal or foreign policy. We do our best and we will continue our works to achieve our goals.

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