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ITAR-TASS, Russia
January 15, 2013 Tuesday 09:30 PM GMT+4
Azerbaijan to keep to its territorial integrity principle in settling
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
BAKU January 15
- President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has vowed his country will keep
to the principle of the country's territorial integrity in its efforts
to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"There are principles we are not going to budge from. This problem
[the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict] must be tackled only on condition of
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. All occupied territories must be
liberated," Aliyev said on Tuesday at a government meeting dedicated
to the results of the country's socio-economic development in 2012.
"This is a fair position, which is based on the international law. Our
position is immutable both in the legal and political terms."
The Azerbaijani leader also noted that the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement
talks had been suspended "because of Armenia's non-constructive
approach." "I am sure that those forces in Armenia that are tackling
this issue in the light of reality are fully aware that the conflict
with Azerbaijan is fraught with nothing good," he said.
Touching the subject of Azerbaijan's defence potential, the president
said that the country's defence-related expenses exceeded 3.5 billion
U.S. dollars in 2012 and will reach 3.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2013.
January 15, 2013 Tuesday 09:30 PM GMT+4
Azerbaijan to keep to its territorial integrity principle in settling
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
BAKU January 15
- President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has vowed his country will keep
to the principle of the country's territorial integrity in its efforts
to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"There are principles we are not going to budge from. This problem
[the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict] must be tackled only on condition of
Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. All occupied territories must be
liberated," Aliyev said on Tuesday at a government meeting dedicated
to the results of the country's socio-economic development in 2012.
"This is a fair position, which is based on the international law. Our
position is immutable both in the legal and political terms."
The Azerbaijani leader also noted that the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement
talks had been suspended "because of Armenia's non-constructive
approach." "I am sure that those forces in Armenia that are tackling
this issue in the light of reality are fully aware that the conflict
with Azerbaijan is fraught with nothing good," he said.
Touching the subject of Azerbaijan's defence potential, the president
said that the country's defence-related expenses exceeded 3.5 billion
U.S. dollars in 2012 and will reach 3.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2013.