Interfax, Russia
March 20 2009

Azerbaijan is sure to liberate its territory – President Aliyev

BAKU March 20

Azerbaijan will never put up with the occupation of its territory and
will liberate it, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said.

"Independence will never be granted to Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan
will never come to terms with the occupation of its territory," he
said at the celebration of Novruz in Baku on Friday.

Aliyev said he intends to use all possible ways to achieve this goal,
and Azerbaijan has been strengthening its economic and defense
potential to this end.

"The military parade held in Baku last year demonstrated our potential
to the whole of the world," he said.

"We want to peacefully resolve the conflict, but this solution should
be fair and based on international law," he said.

Some positive signs could be seen in recent years, he said.