NAGORNO KARABAKH WILL NEVER GAIN INDEPENDENCE AND JOIN ARMENIA

Today, Azerbaijan
April 13 2007

"If Armenia demonstrates constructiveness, Azerbaijan-Armenia,
Nagorno Karabakh conflict can be solved. Our position is one-sided
and international community supports it: Azerbaijan’s territorial
integrity should be restored, invaders must withdraw from our lands
and the people suffered from ethnic cleansing should be brought back
to their lands," Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated.

Regarding carrying out negotiations in the framework of the Prague
process, the head of state said Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity
is recognized by international community and the world community
condemns referendum illegally held in Nagorno Karabakh, APA reports.

"The frame of negotiations is our diplomatic and political success. I
want to hope that Armenia will realize it and find a way out of the
situation," he said.

Noting that sometimes Armenian officials make statements that Karabakh
will gain independence, the president regarded them as false.

"In this case, Armenia would not ask to stop the talks due to the
elections in Armenia. If they are satisfied with the talks why they
ask us to stop them? They proposed to stop the negotiations and said
it may have negative influence on internal situation. It shows what
the negotiations are based on. I do not want to go into details,
because the negotiations are negative. But anyway the public is aware
of some points. I can only say we will never allow Nagorno Karabakh’s
independence. Nagorno Karabakh will never join Armenia. If those
living in Nagorno Karabakh want self-determination they can move to
Armenia – the state established on historical places of Azerbaijan,"
the President stressed.

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