ISLAM WORLD OUGHT TO UNITE ALL EFFORTS IN FIGHTING WITH TERROR – AZERI PRESIDENT
Author: S.Aliyev

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Sept 10 2006

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated to the 5th conference of
the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Tourism Ministers that
opened in Baku on 11 September that some forces want to relate Islam
with terror. Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. We want to
live in peace and we will achieve it, Trend reports.

"Today it is the 11th of September. 5 years ago the world saw a
horrible terror attack, which killed a number of innocent people. The
Islamic world condemned the fact. We ought to unite al efforts for
struggle with terror. The terror should not be prevented by oneself,"
the Azerbaijani President stressed.

The head of state put a special accent on the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict Nagorno-Karabakh, which he regarded as the most painful
problem in the region.

"Unfortunately, it has not been resolved yet. 20% of the Azerbaijani
territory is under occupation, whereas as a result of ethnic cleansing
by Armenia over 1 million Azerbaijanis have become refugees and
internally displaced people. It is a great humanitarian catastrophe,"
Aliyev stressed.

Mr Aliyev underlined that despite the resolutions adopted by the
international organizations in this respect, it still remains
unsettled. Moreover, Azerbaijan suffered from the Armenian terror
attacks which resulted in death of numerous people.