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Araz Azimov: â€œArmenia cannot change map of South Caucasusâ€

09 June 2008 13:07 (UTC +04:00)

He noted that the meeting was politically important.
â€œAzerbaijan will make efforts for the solution to the conflictâ€, he said. Azimov advised opposite side not to prolong current situation with the help of meetings and ensure political interests.
â€œWe will not take off our hand from them. We will continue to provide information about crimes committed by Armenians till the liberation of our occupied territories. Azerbaijan has enough opportunities and the Presidentâ€™s position is decisive. Armenia has limited opportunities and no country supports its positionâ€, he said.
The Deputy Minister announced that Armenia could not change the map of South Caucasus.
â€œThere are three countries in the region-Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia. We want the restoration of normal neighborly relations between three countries. There is only one problem, which impedes it â€“ occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia. Armenian new authorities should pass a decision on lifting of problemâ€, he said. Asked which point Azerbaijan will conduct negotiations, the diplomat stated that Azerbaijan had conducted negotiations from the same point and it was ready to continue it from same point.
â€œThis point covers liberation of occupied territories of Azerbaijan and peaceful solution of the conflict within the framework of Azerbaijanâ€™s territorial integrityâ€, he said. Azimov stressed that Azerbaijan was ready for compromise.