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Major German TV channel ProSieben broadcasting in Germany, Austria and Switzerland covered Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s personality and praised his policy in a program aired on Thursday.

"He somewhat resembles a grand master, and his policy is like a chess board," said Thomas Nitsche, host of the TV channel’s "President" show. "Self-confident Aliyev very subtly and skillfully makes the whole region dependent on him. The Azerbaijani president has no intention to concede on the Karabakh conflict [with Armenia]. He has repeatedly stated in the international arena that he would not cede a single patch of Azerbaijani land [occupied by Armenian armed forces since a war in the 1990s]. He is a very intelligent and far-sighted politician."

Nitsche also revealed interesting details of conversations between French and US Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 summit at Cannes.

"During his tour of the South Caucasus, Sarkozy tried to talk Aliyev out of [launching] military action against Armenia," Nitsche said. "But the Azerbaijani leader got his way. Obama further enquired about Sarkozy’s visit, and the French president whispered to him, ‘It is hard to resist Aliyev, he is like Alexander the Great’."

Nitsche believes that Azerbaijan could launch military action against Armenia as early as next year.

"Aliyev is no longer holding back that he is bracing up for war," he said. "It is evident that he will not make any concessions."