ILHAM ALIYEV: WE ARE APPROACHING THE LAST STAGE OF TALKS ON SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Nov 29 2006
"The talks on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict have been
held for three years within Prague process and there have been enough
meetings on presidential and ministerial levels. The ways of solution
are discussed at these meetings.
We have passed several stages during this period. We are approaching
the last stage of talks on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh
conflict," Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told AzTV, APA reports.
Ilham Aliyev said that all problems were discussed and the parties’
positions were formed within these three years.
"Now the future of the talks depends on our steps. From this point of
view I normally estimate the results of the last meeting. Debatable
questions were discussed at the meeting. We have managed to solve
a number of problems. But there still are debatable problems and
the two presidents talked over them. Azerbaijan’s position remains
unchanged. Our position is to solve the problem within Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity. The UN resolutions have to be executed.
Azerbaijani territories should be released and over 1 million refugees
should return to their motherland. We are satisfied with the activity
of international organizations recently. They have already expressed
their opinion of the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh within Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity. This strengthens our position," the President
said.