Defense Minister of Azerbaijan threatens Armenia again

2008-05-31 12:51:00

ArmInfo. Azerbaijani Minister of Defense threatens Armenia again.

Trend reports that during his meeting with the Commander of Defense
Forces of Estonia, General-Lieutenant Ants Laaneots, who is on visit to
Baku, Safar Abiyev said that Azerbaijan will not make any compromises
in ensuring its territorial integrity. "If Armenia will be continuing
to deny peaceful settlement of the problem, categorically Azerbaijan
will not agree with it and will release its lands. Armenia should
understand it forever," General- Colonel Safar Abiyev, said.

Abiyev said that ‘Armenia, who presents obstacles to the peaceful
settlement of the conflict, does not fulfill requirements of the
Resolutions being adopted by the UN Security Council’. It is noteworthy
that there are on resolutions of the UN security Council on Armenia ,
there are only a resolution on Nagorny Karabakh and a resolution by Un
General Assembly. The Minister said that the experience gained by
Estonia as a member of NATO is of great interest for Azerbaijan.

In his turn, Commander of Defense Forces of Estonia said that
development of the relations corresponds to the interests of both
countries. Touching upon the conflict, the guest said that
‘re-establishing the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan is the
principal position for Estonia, and said that the occupied lands are
integral part of Azerbaijan’. Commander of Defense Forces of Estonia,
General-Lieutenant Ants Laaneots, arrived in Baku on 29 May with an
official visit at invitation of his Azerbaijani colleague.