Aliyev says Garabagh talks fruitless
President Ilham Aliyev has said Azerbaijan is
seeking to settle its conflict with Armenia in peace but these
efforts have not yielded fruit so far.
"We are trying to resolve the Upper Garabagh problem peacefully, because we don’t want war. But it is not working," President Aliyev told the ceremony of commissioning a residential building constructed for 369 refugee families in the Binagadi district of Baku on Tuesday.
Aliyev noted that, though talks are underway with Yerevan, no drastic solution has been found yet to the long-standing dispute.
"Talks have been held so many times. Seven or eight times a year. There is certain progress. But we have not been able to achieve a drastic solution of the problem, because the Armenian side is displaying a stance completely contradicting all international norms."
The president emphasized that Azerbaijan has been suffering from Armenia’s policy of ethnic cleansing for many years.
Further, Aliyev blamed the international community for indifference to the unjust situation.
"This is an unbearable situation, the biggest injustice and a crude violation of human rights. But the world community remains indifferent to this. True, international organizations have adopted the needed decisions and resolutions. But they are not being enforced. In this case, those resolutions lose their significance. Unfortunately, the norms of international law are being violated, blatantly violated, in the world. Azerbaijani land remaining under Armenian occupation for many years is a consequence of this."
Speaking about army-building, the commander-in-chief said the Azerbaijani government was greatly supporting the military, and it is strengthening.
"We are holding talks, but, at the same time, we have to be ready to free our land from invaders militarily any moment," Aliyev said.
Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a cease-fire in 1994, but Armenia continues to occupy Upper Garabagh and seven other Azerbaijani districts in defiance of international law. The OSCE-brokered peace talks have been fruitless so far.*
"We are trying to resolve the Upper Garabagh problem peacefully, because we don’t want war. But it is not working," President Aliyev told the ceremony of commissioning a residential building constructed for 369 refugee families in the Binagadi district of Baku on Tuesday.
Aliyev noted that, though talks are underway with Yerevan, no drastic solution has been found yet to the long-standing dispute.
"Talks have been held so many times. Seven or eight times a year. There is certain progress. But we have not been able to achieve a drastic solution of the problem, because the Armenian side is displaying a stance completely contradicting all international norms."
The president emphasized that Azerbaijan has been suffering from Armenia’s policy of ethnic cleansing for many years.
Further, Aliyev blamed the international community for indifference to the unjust situation.
"This is an unbearable situation, the biggest injustice and a crude violation of human rights. But the world community remains indifferent to this. True, international organizations have adopted the needed decisions and resolutions. But they are not being enforced. In this case, those resolutions lose their significance. Unfortunately, the norms of international law are being violated, blatantly violated, in the world. Azerbaijani land remaining under Armenian occupation for many years is a consequence of this."
Speaking about army-building, the commander-in-chief said the Azerbaijani government was greatly supporting the military, and it is strengthening.
"We are holding talks, but, at the same time, we have to be ready to free our land from invaders militarily any moment," Aliyev said.
Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a cease-fire in 1994, but Armenia continues to occupy Upper Garabagh and seven other Azerbaijani districts in defiance of international law. The OSCE-brokered peace talks have been fruitless so far.*
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