AZERI PRESIDENT SLAMS INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO NORMALISE TURKISH-ARMENIAN TIES

AzTV
April 14 2010
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has criticized international
efforts to normalise Turkish-Armenian ties.

On 14 April Azerbaijani state TV showed Ilham Aliyev speaking at a
cabinet meeting dedicated to the social-economic development in the
first quarter of 2010.

"If our interests our being ignored and if the occupation of our
territories are being neglected and if thousands of efforts are being
made to rescue the agressor state from difficult situation, then how
Azerbaijani public can accept this? Why pressures are not exerted on
the agressor state? Azerbaijan is demonstrating constructive position
in the negotiations while Armenia is ruining the negotiations then
why do we see efforts to rescue Armenia from such difficult situation
that Turkish-Armenian borders be opened so that Armenia could breathe.

Opening of Turkish-Armenian borders is the business of Turkey and
Armenia," the president said