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    PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV: "AZERBAIJAN WILL NEVER GIVE INDEPENDENCE TO NAGORNY KARABAKH"

    APA
    April 29 2009
    Azerbaijan

    Brussels - APA. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had a meeting with
    the representatives of European Policy Center on the theme "Azerbaijan:
    an increasingly important partner for the EU" in Brussels on April 28,
    APA reports quoting AzerTAC state agency. Making a keynote speech
    at the meeting, head of the center Hans Martens said Azerbaijan's
    relations with the European organizations and the European Union were
    extending successfully. He said Azerbaijan actively participated in
    the European Neighborhood Policy, was a reliable energy partner of
    the European Union and underlined Azerbaijan's special role in the
    energy security of Europe.

    President Ilham Aliyev briefed the participants about the economic
    reforms carried out in Azerbaijan and indicators of the economic
    growth.

    "Share of private sector has increased in economy, there is favorable
    business environment, reforms are being carried out in the field of
    democratization and rule of law. Measures are taken in Azerbaijan to
    turn over oil revenues to human capital, much attention is paid to the
    implementation of transnational energy projects. It is not accidental
    that now Azerbaijan plays an important role in ensuring energy security
    of Europe. Successful economic policy is highly assessed by the
    international financial organizations. According to the World Bank's
    report "Doing Business" Azerbaijan is the top reformer," he said.

    Ilham Aliyev said oil production was increasing in Azerbaijan and
    highly assessed the country's transit opportunities.

    "Azerbaijan's attaches great importance to the regional
    cooperation. Despite this, there still are unsolved problems in the
    region. Armenia has been occupying a part of Azerbaijani territories
    for 20 years. Over 1 million Azerbaijanis have been displaced. Though
    international organizations adopted resolutions condemning this
    occupation, Armenia ignores these documents. Azerbaijan's position
    is firm - the occupied territories should be emptied, IDPs should
    return to their native lands and Azerbaijan's territorial integrity
    should be restored," he said.

    The head of state said Armenia occupied not only Nagorny Karabakh,
    but seven nearby regions as well and destroyed infrastructure in those
    territories. Nagorny Karabakh is a historic land of Azerbaijan and
    Azerbaijan will never give independence to Nagorny Karabakh, said
    President Ilham Aliyev. "The only solution to the conflict is the
    Armenia's withdrawal from the occupied territories. Then Azerbaijan can
    give a highest status of self-determination to Nagorny Karabakh. There
    are no prospects for the invader's policy".

    President Aliyev said Azerbaijan had large transit opportunities
    in the Caspian region and shared these opportunities with all its
    partners. The president said Azerbaijan followed the goal to become one
    of the most developed countries in the world. As a result of economic
    development more than 700 thousand new job places were created in
    recent years in the country, which improved welfare of the people
    and opened new financial opportunities for the country. "Recently
    Azerbaijan was a gas importer, but now our country became one of the
    main gas exporters. Azerbaijan is exporting its natural gas to Georgia,
    Turkey and to the EU market".

    President Ilham Aliyev said both Azerbaijan and EU would benefit
    from the cooperation within the framework of Eastern Partnership
    Program. Answering the question about the Turkey-Armenia relations,
    President Ilham Aliyev noted that Azerbaijan doesn't interfere in the
    policy of any country. "It is clear that Armenia-Turkey borders were
    closed because of occupation of Azerbaijani lands. This occupation
    is still continuing".
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