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AZERI LEADER RULES OUT KARABAKH SOLUTION BEYOND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL NORMS
Sources:
ANS TV, Baku 5 May 06
Lider TV 5 May 06
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said that the Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict should be resolved only on the basis of international legal
norms, private ANS TV reported on 5 May.
In his speech at the ninth summit of the Economic Cooperation
Organization in Baku on 5 May, Aliyev said: "Over 30 terrorist acts
have been committed against Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis. Over 2,000
innocent people were killed. Armenia's aggression against Azerbaijan
and its ethnic cleansing policy against the Azerbaijanis are major
obstacles to the development of regional cooperation today. As a result
of this policy, over one million Azerbaijani citizens were displaced
from their native land. We want to resolve the issue peacefully and
think that there are still opportunities for this.
Therefore, we should try out every opportunity today. At the same
time, the patience of the Azerbaijani people is not endless. The
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict can be settled only on the basis of
international legal principles. Armenia's armed forces should withdraw
from Azerbaijani territories. Azerbaijanis should return to the land
of their ancestors. Justice should be restored. Any agreement beyond
this is impossible because the international law requires this."
Private Lider TV quoted Ilham Aliyev as saying that it is important
to tighten security measures in the region and that the fight against
terrorism should unite "us with the world". Aliyev said that Azerbaijan
wanted major regional projects to increase in number and attached
great importance to energy cooperation with Turkey and Iran.
The president also noted a 26-per-cent growth in economy, a 40-per-cent
increase in the GDP and the creation of 380,000 new jobs in the past
two years, the TV said.
Sources:
ANS TV, Baku 5 May 06
Lider TV 5 May 06
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said that the Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict should be resolved only on the basis of international legal
norms, private ANS TV reported on 5 May.
In his speech at the ninth summit of the Economic Cooperation
Organization in Baku on 5 May, Aliyev said: "Over 30 terrorist acts
have been committed against Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis. Over 2,000
innocent people were killed. Armenia's aggression against Azerbaijan
and its ethnic cleansing policy against the Azerbaijanis are major
obstacles to the development of regional cooperation today. As a result
of this policy, over one million Azerbaijani citizens were displaced
from their native land. We want to resolve the issue peacefully and
think that there are still opportunities for this.
Therefore, we should try out every opportunity today. At the same
time, the patience of the Azerbaijani people is not endless. The
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict can be settled only on the basis of
international legal principles. Armenia's armed forces should withdraw
from Azerbaijani territories. Azerbaijanis should return to the land
of their ancestors. Justice should be restored. Any agreement beyond
this is impossible because the international law requires this."
Private Lider TV quoted Ilham Aliyev as saying that it is important
to tighten security measures in the region and that the fight against
terrorism should unite "us with the world". Aliyev said that Azerbaijan
wanted major regional projects to increase in number and attached
great importance to energy cooperation with Turkey and Iran.
The president also noted a 26-per-cent growth in economy, a 40-per-cent
increase in the GDP and the creation of 380,000 new jobs in the past
two years, the TV said.