Peace talks going in the right direction – President
Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Dec 9 2004
The talks on the Upper Garabagh conflict are underway in the direction
suitable for Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev told a Tuesday broad
meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the results of 2004.
“Steps have been taken at settling the Upper Garabagh conflict that
positively affected the negotiations. The talks are already under
way in the needed direction. Azerbaijan’s fair position is even more
welcomed by international organizations and, as a result, positive
tendencies in the talks have become stronger.”
“Azerbaijan is a country suffering from the conflict and at this point,
we are waging a “cold war”, so to speak, which is successful. We have
stepped up our propaganda activities in international organizations
in a bilateral format and I am convinced that this way we will
achieve our goals. The international legal norms must be reflected,
the occupation forces withdrawn from our lands and Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity restored.”