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Head of Kars Municipality: I will not have dialogue with Armenians, until Azerbaijani territories liberated

30 January 2007 12:52 (UTC +04:00)

Alibeyoglu, while answering the question on opening of the borders of Armenia-Turkey, clarified his position.
â€œArmenia had 4, 5m population, but now this indicator is 1,5m. Armenians leave their country because of financial difficulties. It is necessary for us not to get economic profit from our relations with Armenia, but to get accession to Caucasus and Central Asia markets. After the implementation of Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki â€“Kars railway project, we get the accession. That is we have refused of our positions on opening the borders with Armenia,â€? the head of municipality noted. Then he continued his thoughts this way.
â€œSome speculations about me occur in Azerbaijan. I declare I will not offer peace to Armenians, until occupied Azerbaijani territories liberated. We have appealed to Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev and Kars businessmen and city leadership plans to visit Baku. If our appeal accepted, we will come and prove our devotion,â€? he said.
Touching on the case when Azerbaijani delegation was insulted by Armenians during the festival held in Kars, the head of municipality â€œArmenians can not oppose my people in my landâ€? said. He also touched on the fraternization of Ganja and Kars and noted that he had visited Ganja.
â€œWe invited the delegation from Ganja to Kars, but they did not come,â€? Alibeyoglu said. /APA/