Sabah, Turkey
Feb 16 2007

Aliyev: "We can not wait for a solution"

Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said they can not wait forever for a
solution in Nagro Karabagh and that their patience has limits. Aliyev
has given a conference held by German Konrad Adanauer Foundation in
Berlin where he talked about developments in his country.

Mentioning the Nagro Karabagh problem between Azerbaijan and Armenia,
Aliyev said: "We can not wait forever for a solution, we are showing
intense diplomatic efforts but at the same time we are solidifying
our army. This is not a secret. The budget we allocate for our army
equals the total budget of Armenia and we are planning to increase it
in the near future."

Stating that during the first years it was founded, Azerbaijan was in
a state of social and economical crisis as well as under attacks by
Armenia; Aliyev said it was Armenia that ended up suffering harm.