Azeri leader, UN secretary-general discuss Karabakh settlement
Trend news agency
25 Sep 04
Baku
Trend correspondent E. Huseynov: The borders recognized by the UN are
unchangeable, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting
with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 24 September in New York. He
said he hoped that the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict would be settled
through negotiations.
Aliyev said that the protracted Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict stands
in the way of the development not only of Azerbaijan, but also of the
whole of the South Caucasus and remains a major threat to peace and
stability in the region.
Pointing out Azerbaijan’s aspiration to a peaceful settlement to the
problem, the president noted the importance of the UN’s active role in
this issue. “Aggressive Armenia ignores the well-known UN Security
Council resolutions on this conflict. We believe that this
authoritative international organization should not remain inactive in
implementing its resolutions. Azerbaijan will never put up with the
occupation of its land.”
Passage omitted: Aliyev urged the UN not to be indifferent to 1m
refugees
They exchanged their views on relations between the UN and Azerbaijan.