AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT ‘CHANGES’ INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES

ArmInfo
2009-10-05 12:56:00

ArmInfo. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has presented his vision
of the negotiation process on Karabakh to participants of the 9th
summit of the leaders of Turkish-speaking countries.

I. Aliyev claimed about "violation of the territorial integrity"
and "the million of refugees" again in his speech. "Currently,
we are conducting bilateral negotiations on settlement of the
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. However,
unfortunately, we`ve not yet achieved any result.

The negotiation process has seen a positive dynamics, and, I can say,
it has already entered its last stage", Ilham Aliyev said.

According to Ilham Aliyev’s words, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can
be settled only in accordance with the principle of Azerbaijan`s
territorial integrity. "This is Azerbaijan`s principal and
unchangeable position, which is based on international principles:
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a great problem not only for
Azerbaijan but also for the whole region, it is a big barrier to
regional development", he said.

Aliyev added: "I want to say once again that this position rests on the
international principles, while the principles of self-determination
may be successfully implemented within the frames of the countries’
territorial integrity!".