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ALIYEV'S VICTORY IN AZERBAIJAN'S ELECTION WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR ARMENIA - PRESIDENT SARGSIAN
Interfax, Russia
August 19, 2013 Monday 6:18 PM MSK
YEREVAN. Aug 19
Armenian President Serzh Sargsian hopes that Azerbaijan's President
Ilham Aliyev will win the upcoming presidential election.
"Neighbors moving along the road of democracy are preferable for
Armenia and not only Armenia. Hence the conclusion - democratic
Azerbaijan is definitely preferable for us as a neighbor, especially
as a partner in talks. But if we put this circumstance aside, the
answer to the question is - it would probably be best for us, if
incumbent president Ilham Aliyev won," Sargsian said at a meeting
with participants in Baze youth convention.
Yerevan and Baku "have covered a difficult but long road of
negotiations and the way of resolving problems has almost been
outlined, at the least the public acceptance of the principles proposed
by Minsk Group cochairmen," he said.
"We have been conducting active talks on them for four years already.
I would not say just now that the negotiating process is active,
nevertheless, we have traversed quite a long road, and if after
the talks Aliyev succeeds in demonstrating will and rising above
his mania of Armeniaphobia, I think this is the most acceptable and
preferable option for us," the Armenian presidential press service
quoted Sargsian to Interfax as saying.
Speaking of Azerbaijan's warnings concerning the resumption of the war
and reports of Azerbaijan purchasing big quantities of arms Sargsian
said that the possession of armaments cannot be a guarantee of victory
or influence the correlation of forces in any way.
Interfax, Russia
August 19, 2013 Monday 6:18 PM MSK
YEREVAN. Aug 19
Armenian President Serzh Sargsian hopes that Azerbaijan's President
Ilham Aliyev will win the upcoming presidential election.
"Neighbors moving along the road of democracy are preferable for
Armenia and not only Armenia. Hence the conclusion - democratic
Azerbaijan is definitely preferable for us as a neighbor, especially
as a partner in talks. But if we put this circumstance aside, the
answer to the question is - it would probably be best for us, if
incumbent president Ilham Aliyev won," Sargsian said at a meeting
with participants in Baze youth convention.
Yerevan and Baku "have covered a difficult but long road of
negotiations and the way of resolving problems has almost been
outlined, at the least the public acceptance of the principles proposed
by Minsk Group cochairmen," he said.
"We have been conducting active talks on them for four years already.
I would not say just now that the negotiating process is active,
nevertheless, we have traversed quite a long road, and if after
the talks Aliyev succeeds in demonstrating will and rising above
his mania of Armeniaphobia, I think this is the most acceptable and
preferable option for us," the Armenian presidential press service
quoted Sargsian to Interfax as saying.
Speaking of Azerbaijan's warnings concerning the resumption of the war
and reports of Azerbaijan purchasing big quantities of arms Sargsian
said that the possession of armaments cannot be a guarantee of victory
or influence the correlation of forces in any way.