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    Baku Today, Azerbaijan
    Oct 14 2004

    Azeri President Returns from Romania; Calls on Azeri People to Unite
    on Karabakh Issue

    14/10/2004 10:56

    The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev returned home from his
    official visit to Romania late on Tuesday. Aliyev told journalists at
    the Heydar Aliyev Airport that he is satisfied with the results of
    the visit.

    "The documents signed will be a favorable legal base for future
    cooperation between Azerbaijan and Romania," he stressed.
    President Aliyev and his Romanian counterpart Ion Iliyesku discussed
    the issue on settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over
    Nagorno (Daghliq) Karabakh.

    Aliyev regarded Iliyesku's statement, "Romania backs the solution of
    the conflict within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan", as very
    important.

    President Aliyev recalled that several heads of states have issued
    similar statements over the recent years.

    "This once again shows that there should be no double standards. All
    issues should be considered only under international legal norms and
    certainly, Azerbaijan's territorial integrity should be restored. The
    earlier Armenia understands this, the better."

    President Aliyev said that a mechanism should be set up for
    implementation of the decisions passed by the UN and OSCE. Expressing
    his disappointment with the fact that no sanctions have been imposed
    on Armenia yet, Aliyev said: "The conflict can be settled soon if
    international legal mechanisms are set up and applied."

    Commenting on a report on the Karabakh conflict by Terry Davis, the
    former rapporteur on Karabakh of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
    Council of Europe (PACE), President Aliyev said it was impartial and
    contained realities. The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict will be
    discussed at the PACE session in January, he noted.

    Aliyev voiced his confidence that the report would confirm the
    occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia and emphasize the need for
    imposing sanctions on Armenia.

    The President stated that Azerbaijan calls on the Council of Europe
    to give a political assessment of the conflict.
    "We will achieve our goals when each Azerbaijani citizen - the
    President, parliament members and the press, unite to denounce
    Armenia as an aggressor," he added.
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