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President of Azerbaijan: â€œRenaming Aghdam is a completely meaningless job, both Lachin and Kelbajar are marked in the documents discussed in the negotiation process with their namesâ€

13 November 2010 12:05 (UTC +04:00)

The head of state said a peaceful side could never do such dirty things: â€œThese are completely meaningless jobs. They once intended to rename Lachin and Kelbajar. Who did accept it? No one except them accepted it. Even they donâ€™t call Lachin and Kelbajar with those fabricated names. We also donâ€™t use these names during the negotiations. Both Lachin and Kelbajar are marked in the documents discussed in the negotiation process with their names. Simply, these dirty actions show Armeniansâ€™ feature. It shows that they donâ€™t desire to live in peace with their neighbors in the South Caucasusâ€.

The President said Armeniaâ€™s present cities had Azerbaijani names earlier, but then were changed by the Armenians. â€œNames of all of these cities from Iravan to Goyce Lake, Zangazur, Jalaloghlu were related to Azerbaijani people. Armenians moved to our territory. We know that. After that names of those regions were changed by Armeniansâ€.

The head of state said Azerbaijan was working to attract much international attention to the Karabakh problem. â€œWe are working that this issue is not removed from the worldâ€™s agenda, from the memories and the international organizations keep this issue always on agenda. Our diplomatic and political efforts are directed toward this and we could achieve itâ€.

The President said leading international organizations confirmed the Azerbaijanâ€™s fair case with their resolutions and decisions and noted that efforts would be continued for strengthening of political-legal and diplomatic grounds. â€œWe will restore our territorial integrity. The territorial integrity of Azerbaijan is recognized by all over the world. It was recognized when Azerbaijan reached its independence and joined the United Nations. There is no country in the world that doesnâ€™t recognize Azerbaijanâ€™s territorial integrity. It is very important issueâ€.