Armenia to be isolated from economic projects until it sets free
Azerbaijani lands

2008-01-14 19:57:00

ArmInfo-TURAN. The year 2008 must become decisive for Karabakh conflict
settlement, President Ilham Aliyev said yesterday at an expanded
session of the Cabinet of Ministers. "In 2008 we will see, if the
conflict could be solved through peaceful means, or not and after that
we will make decisions," said Aliyev. He is pleased that people support
the "principal position" of the government. Azerbaijan’s territorial
integrity has never been and will never be up for discussion at the
talks. "Nagorno Karabakh’s independence or its future independence in
any form has never been and will never be the subject of talks after
10, 15 or 100 years," said Aliyev. He said the Armenian government
periodically makes "false" and groundless statements. "We insist on the
liberation of all occupied territories, including Nagorno Karabakh,
Jabrail, Gubadly, Kelbajar and Lachin regions. I specially list all
these regions so the Armenian government will not make false statements
intended for domestic consumption. Occupying troops must be withdrawn
from the regions."

"Azerbaijan’s displaced people must come back to Nagorno Karabakh and
Shusha," said President. "If we see that Armenia behaves insincerely,
does not keep its promises and does not observe agreed principles,
tries to deceive international mediators, declares one thing at the
bargaining table and makes another official statements, in this case
there is no need in talks with such an unscrupulous adversary," said
Ilham Aliyev. International law is on the side of Azerbaijan, he added.
The whole world, except for Armenia, recognizes Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity and that Nagorno Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan’s economic superiority over Armenia is so evident that it
does not need any special comments. In 2007 the volume of Azerbaijani
economy totaled $30 billion, while Armenia’s economy hardly reached
$6-7 billion. This gap will further rapidly grow. The multi-ethnic
state Armenia has banished all nations and now it is governed by a
militarized and anti-democratic regime. Nagorno Karabakh is controlled
by a criminal group, which has established a military regime. There is
no international monitoring there and nobody knows what is happening
there, how arms are stored, which terrorist groups are operating there
and how narcotics are cultivated, said Aliyev. Azerbaijan’s political
superiority over Armenia is also evident.

"We use all these advantages and will further use them. We have
isolated Armenia from all regional projects, though we are criticized
for that. I would like to openly declare that we will continue
isolating Armenia from all energy, transport and other projects. The
situation will change only when they voluntarily leave our
territories," said Aliyev.

As soon as Azerbaijani lands are freed, displaced people can come back
to their native lands, communications with Armenia could be opened and
it could use Azerbaijan’s possibilities.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress