President Ilham Aliyev has restated Azerbaijan’s opposition to the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan will not allow a second Armenian state to be created on its territory, he said when opening a residential block for Karabakh war disabled and martyrs’ families in Lokbatan, south of Baku, yesterday.
“All norms of international law are in our favour. Armenia illegally occupied Azerbaijani lands and displaced or made refugees of hundreds of thousands of our citizens through their policy of ethnic cleansing,” Aliyev said. He said that Nagorno-Karabakh was “ancient Azerbaijani land” and “everyone knows that Armenians settled there in the 19th century.”
“Nagorno-Karabakh is an inseparable part of Azerbaijan. This is proven by historical truth and the norms of international law. There will never be a second Armenian state on Azerbaijani land, Nagorno Karabakh will never be independent and the whole world knows this. And Armenia’s understanding of this will promote the rapid resolution of the conflict. After the issue is settled, peace in the region will be completely restored,” the president said.
He described the Karabakh conflict as the region’s biggest problem. “No other problem can be settled without the resolution of this conflict,” the head of state said.
He voiced confidence that the Karabakh conflict would be settled and the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan would be restored through the mobilization of all efforts in Azerbaijan, including the strengthening of the army, political steps, economic development and the solidarity of all Azerbaijani citizens.
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