ITAR-TASS, Russia
June 30 2006

Karabakh settlement should meet Azerbaijan’s interests – Aliyev

UDZHARY, Azerbaijan, June 29 (Itar-Tass) – Azerbaijani President
Ilkham Aliyev said the country’s leadership would not agree on any
peaceful deal in the Karabakh settlement that did not meet
Azerbaijan’s national interests.

Addressing the public on Thursday, Aliyev said, `Our position is open
and clear: Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity cannot be a subject for
discussions.’

He stressed that the international community recognized
Nagorno-Karabakh as an inalienable part of Azerbaijan. `This is an
excellent legal base for the peaceful solution to the problem.
Azerbaijan will not step back,’ he said.

Commenting on the 10-year-long talks, Aliyev said no results yielded.
He stressed, `Azerbaijan seeks to settle the conflict by peaceful
means, but it never agrees to lose its territories.’