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    AZERBAIJAN LEADER FAVORS ACTIVE POLICY IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT

    Itar-Tass, Russia
    Oct 2 2006

    BAKU, October 2 (Itar-Tass) - Azerbaijan's President Ilkham Aliyev
    said on Monday he was in favor of an active policy in the settlement
    of the conflict around the mostly Armenian populated Azerbaijani
    enclave of Nagorno Karabakh.

    The president emphasized a need to use all possibilities for a
    peaceful settlement of the conflict, noting that "Azerbaijan will
    continue cooperation with international organizations on that issue."

    He told a parliament session that co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk group
    for Nagorno Karabakh arrived on Monday in Baku and stressed that his
    country "is not going to reject that format of the settlement".

    "However, we believe that the activity of other international
    organizations can also contribute to a peace process," Aliyev said.

    At the same time he stressed that "Azerbaijan will never allow the
    setting up of a second Armenian state on its territory." "Azerbaijan
    will never sign a peace agreement that would not meet the national
    interests of the country," he said. "As a president, I will never
    sign it," he emphasized.

    The president also said that under a 2007 draft budget, Azerbaijan's
    defense expenditures will grow 17.8 percent, and will reach 900
    million dollars.

    He said "The growth of military expenses must not worry anyone".

    "This is our sovereign right. Besides, a growth of the military budget
    cannot automatically lead to a war. We must ensure our security and
    be ready for any development of the events," the president said.
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