Aliyev: Azerbaijan will restore its territorial integrity
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has affirmed Baku’s intransigent
stance on the conflict with Armenia, saying Upper (Nagorno)
Garabagh is an ancient Azerbaijani territory and that there is no
doubt that Azerbaijan will restore its territorial integrity.
"Resolving the conflict is possible only within Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. International organizations supporting our fair position have adopted numerous resolutions and decisions," Aliyev said in his opening remarks at the 35th annual board meeting of the Islamic Development Bank.
Aliyev noted that the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict has caused problems in the country and the region for many years.
"As a result of Armenia's unfounded territorial claims against Azerbaijan, 20 percent of the internationally recognized Azerbaijani territory is under Armenian occupation. As a result of this policy of occupation and ethnic cleansing, one million Azerbaijanis have become refugees and IDPs. We can say all the buildings and the infrastructure of the occupied lands were destroyed as a result of the occupation. Our museums were plundered, the museum pieces were stolen, our ancestors' graves were damaged, our historical monuments, mosques were destroyed by the Armenian vandals," Aliyev said.
The president emphasized that Azerbaijanis have lived in their historic lands for centuries.
"Armenia's occupation policy continues to this day. Nagorno Garabagh and surrounding lands have been under illegal occupation for years…The UN Security Council, that is, the supreme authority at the international level, adopted four resolutions on the question, which clearly state that the Armenian occupying forces must leave Azerbaijan's territories unconditionally."
Aliyev said the OSCE, the European Parliament and a number of other international organizations recognize and support Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. However, Armenia ignores these rules of international law. Armenia ignores the resolutions the international organizations. Azerbaijan's territorial integrity must be restored and people who suffered from the occupation should return to their ancestors' lands, the Azerbaijani leader said.*
"Resolving the conflict is possible only within Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. International organizations supporting our fair position have adopted numerous resolutions and decisions," Aliyev said in his opening remarks at the 35th annual board meeting of the Islamic Development Bank.
Aliyev noted that the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict has caused problems in the country and the region for many years.
"As a result of Armenia's unfounded territorial claims against Azerbaijan, 20 percent of the internationally recognized Azerbaijani territory is under Armenian occupation. As a result of this policy of occupation and ethnic cleansing, one million Azerbaijanis have become refugees and IDPs. We can say all the buildings and the infrastructure of the occupied lands were destroyed as a result of the occupation. Our museums were plundered, the museum pieces were stolen, our ancestors' graves were damaged, our historical monuments, mosques were destroyed by the Armenian vandals," Aliyev said.
The president emphasized that Azerbaijanis have lived in their historic lands for centuries.
"Armenia's occupation policy continues to this day. Nagorno Garabagh and surrounding lands have been under illegal occupation for years…The UN Security Council, that is, the supreme authority at the international level, adopted four resolutions on the question, which clearly state that the Armenian occupying forces must leave Azerbaijan's territories unconditionally."
Aliyev said the OSCE, the European Parliament and a number of other international organizations recognize and support Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. However, Armenia ignores these rules of international law. Armenia ignores the resolutions the international organizations. Azerbaijan's territorial integrity must be restored and people who suffered from the occupation should return to their ancestors' lands, the Azerbaijani leader said.*
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