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ALIYEV SAYS KARABAKH CONFLICT IS UNPREDICTABLE, BIGGEST THREAT TO REGION
Tert.am
22:02 17.10.11
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is unpredictable and is the biggest
threat to the region, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in an
interview with Al-Jazeera.
He said despite the achievement of the ceasefire agreement in 1994,
no peace has been achieved yet.
"That is the most dangerous conflict from point of view of
predictability. You cannot predict what will happen," Aliyev said.
"Nagorno-Karabakh is a historic part of Azerbaijan. From legal point
of view all the international community considers Nagorno-Karabakh
as part of Azerbaijan." Aliyev said.
Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in 1991 which was followed
by a bloody war that left about 30,000 dead and more than a million
displaced. Currently Russia, the US and France are mediating talks
to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.
Ilham Aliyev further said that Azerbaijan is still hopeful that a
peaceful solution can be reached.
"But this solution must be based on international law. Territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan must be restored, Armenians should leave
all the occupied territories, Azerbaijanis should have a right to
return to all the territories of their original settlement, including
Nagorno-Karabakh," he added.
Aliyev said the Nagorno-Karabakh can be granted the status of
autonomy. "There are good examples of autonomies in the world and in
Europe," he said.
Tert.am
22:02 17.10.11
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is unpredictable and is the biggest
threat to the region, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in an
interview with Al-Jazeera.
He said despite the achievement of the ceasefire agreement in 1994,
no peace has been achieved yet.
"That is the most dangerous conflict from point of view of
predictability. You cannot predict what will happen," Aliyev said.
"Nagorno-Karabakh is a historic part of Azerbaijan. From legal point
of view all the international community considers Nagorno-Karabakh
as part of Azerbaijan." Aliyev said.
Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in 1991 which was followed
by a bloody war that left about 30,000 dead and more than a million
displaced. Currently Russia, the US and France are mediating talks
to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.
Ilham Aliyev further said that Azerbaijan is still hopeful that a
peaceful solution can be reached.
"But this solution must be based on international law. Territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan must be restored, Armenians should leave
all the occupied territories, Azerbaijanis should have a right to
return to all the territories of their original settlement, including
Nagorno-Karabakh," he added.
Aliyev said the Nagorno-Karabakh can be granted the status of
autonomy. "There are good examples of autonomies in the world and in
Europe," he said.