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Bayram Safarov: Azerbaijan wants peaceful settlement of the conflict, but it does not mean that the negotiations are the only way of settlement

07 July 2011 11:15 (UTC +04:00)

â€œArmenia is not a free, democratic country, they are dependent, they even canâ€™t express their opinionâ€

Baku. Ulkar Gasimova â€“ APA. â€œI do not think that after the Kazan meeting there is stagnation in the Karabakh negotiations. Negotiations must be held by the OSCE Minsk Group, international organizations and Armenian, Azerbaijani communities. Negotiations must be held so that the sides demonstrate their position, power,â€ chairman of the Public Union â€œAzerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakhâ€ Bayram Safarov said while answering APAâ€™s question about the process of negotiations after the Kazan meeting.

Noting that Azerbaijan is a democratic country, Bayram Safarov said Armenians live in various parts of the republic.
â€œWe do not offend the Armenians living in Azerbaijan, we treat them as the citizens of Azerbaijan, representatives of the national minorities, ensure their rights. The world sees that Azerbaijan is a democratic country. Azerbaijanâ€™s economy, reconstruction carried out in Azerbaijan, living conditions of our people are obvious. All, who come to Azerbaijan, including Armenians, see it,â€ he said.

Safarov underlined that those who are engaged in separatist activities, illegal, criminal actions must stand trial.
â€œThe Armenians living in Nagorno Karabakh can live here after getting Azerbaijani ID card and by respecting Azerbaijanâ€™s Constitution,â€ he said.

The community head noted that the Armenians didnâ€™t come into position at Kazan meeting: â€œThe Armenians have never had their own position. We are not referring to the people here, but Armenian president, the present leaders of Armenians. Only he hasnâ€™t any position, each time he changes his position. Because their republic is not free, democratic, they are dependent, they even canâ€™t express their opinionâ€.

Safarov underlined that the Azerbaijani people wanted peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict: â€œBut it doesnâ€™t mean that the peace, negotiations are the only way of settlement of this conflict. The parade held in Baku after Kazan meeting showed tour countryâ€™s military power, might. The parade showed again that Azerbaijan has no difficulties in liberation of Nagorno Karabakh from the occupationâ€.

Reminding that the whole world community recognized Azerbaijanâ€™s territorial integrity, he noted that the Armenians knew it too: â€œThe Armenians know that the Nagorno Karabakh is Azerbaijani land, world community support and recognizes Azerbaijanâ€™s territorial integrity. Everybody, including the Armenians knows that we will return to our native landsâ€.