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Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS General Newswire
February 3, 2007 Saturday 2:20 PM MSK
Aliyev: Azerbaijan ready for "second phase" of war with Armenia
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has said he disagrees with the
generally-accepted notion that Azerbaijan lost the war for
Nagorno-Karabakh and warned Armenia that a new war for the disputed
territory is possible.
"It is sometimes believed that Azerbaijan lost in that conflict.
But I do not think so. True, our lands are under occupation and
Azerbaijan is suffering from this, but we will get them back," Aliyev
said in a speech at a meeting with activists of youth organizations
on Youth Day, whose transcript was published in the official press on
Saturday.
"Look at Azerbaijan's development and Armenia's development over the
ceasefire period alone. Half of the Armenian population has left the
country over the period this regime has been in effect. This fact is
known to everybody. True, Armenia distorts statistics so that the
population outflow not be that evident. But we know this, and all the
neighboring states also know this," Aliyev said.
Armenia is economically isolated from all international projects, and
"it is we who have isolated it," Aliyev said.
"I am declaring this openly. In certain cases some organizations and
countries want to criticize us for Armenia's isolation. But I tell
them: yes, we are doing this and will do this. We will take every
opportunity to attain the desired result," Aliyev said.
Over the ceasefire period, Azerbaijan has become stronger, met all
its targets, and gotten rid of its former dependence on other
countries, Aliyev said.
"This [dependence] is zero now. The everyday events confirm this.
But Armenia, on the contrary, is becoming more and more dependent on
both international organizations and other countries in the region.
As regards economic and social development, our positions are simply
incomparable. Therefore, it is a big question in whose favor the
first phase of the war ended. Considering that this was the first
phase of the war, there will be its second phase if we cannot resolve
the problem in a peaceful way. The second phase could in fact become
the end of Armenia," Aliyev said.
"They should know and understand that there is a limit to our
patience," Aliyev said.
He said he is sure that the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh will be
resolved eventually.
"Naturally, we will resolve it, because Armenia will be unable to
equal us. No matter how many foreign sponsors it has and how large
its diaspora is, it will be unable to equal us. Because the gap
existing between us will only grow," he said.
Russia & CIS General Newswire
February 3, 2007 Saturday 2:20 PM MSK
Aliyev: Azerbaijan ready for "second phase" of war with Armenia
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has said he disagrees with the
generally-accepted notion that Azerbaijan lost the war for
Nagorno-Karabakh and warned Armenia that a new war for the disputed
territory is possible.
"It is sometimes believed that Azerbaijan lost in that conflict.
But I do not think so. True, our lands are under occupation and
Azerbaijan is suffering from this, but we will get them back," Aliyev
said in a speech at a meeting with activists of youth organizations
on Youth Day, whose transcript was published in the official press on
Saturday.
"Look at Azerbaijan's development and Armenia's development over the
ceasefire period alone. Half of the Armenian population has left the
country over the period this regime has been in effect. This fact is
known to everybody. True, Armenia distorts statistics so that the
population outflow not be that evident. But we know this, and all the
neighboring states also know this," Aliyev said.
Armenia is economically isolated from all international projects, and
"it is we who have isolated it," Aliyev said.
"I am declaring this openly. In certain cases some organizations and
countries want to criticize us for Armenia's isolation. But I tell
them: yes, we are doing this and will do this. We will take every
opportunity to attain the desired result," Aliyev said.
Over the ceasefire period, Azerbaijan has become stronger, met all
its targets, and gotten rid of its former dependence on other
countries, Aliyev said.
"This [dependence] is zero now. The everyday events confirm this.
But Armenia, on the contrary, is becoming more and more dependent on
both international organizations and other countries in the region.
As regards economic and social development, our positions are simply
incomparable. Therefore, it is a big question in whose favor the
first phase of the war ended. Considering that this was the first
phase of the war, there will be its second phase if we cannot resolve
the problem in a peaceful way. The second phase could in fact become
the end of Armenia," Aliyev said.
"They should know and understand that there is a limit to our
patience," Aliyev said.
He said he is sure that the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh will be
resolved eventually.
"Naturally, we will resolve it, because Armenia will be unable to
equal us. No matter how many foreign sponsors it has and how large
its diaspora is, it will be unable to equal us. Because the gap
existing between us will only grow," he said.