Azartac news agency, Azerbaijan
April 23 2010

Azeri leader says country committed to peaceful settlement of Karabakh
conflict

[translated from Azeri]

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said the country was committed
to solve the conflict with Armenia over the Nagornyy Karabakh through
peace, state owned Azartac news agency reported on 23 April.

In a meeting held on 23 April and attended by the country’s top
military officials President Ilham Aliyev said continuation of
peaceful negotiations was a major compromise on Azerbaijani part: "Our
major compromise is that that although our territories have been held
under occupation for about 20 years, Azerbaijan is still committed to
peace process."

Aliyev threatened "to take appropriate measures" if the latest peace
proposal fails: "…We are positively viewing the negotiations
process. We are waiting for a response from the Armenian side. If the
latest proposals are accepted then we can start working on a peace
agreement. If the proposals are not accepted then the negotiations
have to be re-assessed and of course Azerbaijan will demonstrate
appropriate position in