Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Jan 11 2015

Ilham Aliyev: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is used as a means of putting
pressure on Azerbaijan

11 January 2015 – 5:39pm

Ilham Aliyev: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is used as a means of putting
pressure on Azerbaijan
Not only the destructive position of Armenia, but also the passivity
of the OSCE Minsk group can be blamed for the fact that the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is still not fully resolved, the president
of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, said at a government meeting.
“Not for us, nor for international mediators is it a secret that
Armenia does not want peace. Armenia does not want to see this
conflict resolved and does not intend to withdraw its troops from the
occupied territories. This is despite the fact that the heads of the
OSCE Minsk group have repeatedly stated the inadmissibility of the
status quo,” AzerTAdzh quotes Ilham Aliyev.
The statements by the OSCE Minsk Group chairmen are merely statements
which do not require concrete actions.
Aliyev said that Armenia should be forced to vacate the occupied territories.
“Officials make statements that simply remain on paper, just as the
four resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council on the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict do. Why are other resolutions executed on
time, while when it comes to us, the resolutions are forgotten? It’s
not fair, there are double standards,” the president said.
Ilham Aliyev said that the Azerbaijani people know the true causes of
the situation, including not only the opinion of Armenia on this
issue.
“It seems that there are forces in the world that are not interested
in resolving this conflict. Apparently, there are forces that want to
see this conflict frozen and use it as a means of putting pressure on
Azerbaijan,” he said.
The president of Azerbaijan reminded that the Armenian side has
repeatedly organized provocations throughout the last year.
“Both times, the Azerbaijani army gave a fitting rebuff to the enemy.
In the summer, more than 50 occupants were destroyed. The Armenian
provocation in November did not remain unanswered. The criminal regime
in Armenia is liable for these provocations,” Ilham Aliyev says.
He said that Azerbaijan is constantly attempting to resolve the conflict.
“We gave the Armenians a lesson and they still cannot get over it.
They are in a panic and hysteria. Today, they are trying to blame us
at various international events. But the question is: what are
Armenian soldiers doing in Agdam and Fizuli? What does the Armenian
army have to do there? Why does no one else except for us ask the
Armenians about it? Why do international mediators remain indifferent
to it? It is of course a rhetorical question, but we will pose it to
them at every international event,” the president said.
“I want to say again that the truth lies in the fact that the lengthy
occupation of our lands is not only the handiwork of Armenia. Armenia
is a poor, powerless country. If it did not have such strong backers,
the Karabakh conflict would have been justly resolved a long time
ago,” Aliyev said, promising that Azerbaijan will increase its
military capabilities.

Not only the destructive position of Armenia, but also the passivity
of the OSCE Minsk group can be blamed for the fact that the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is still not fully resolved, the president
of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, said at a government meeting.
“Not for us, nor for international mediators is it a secret that
Armenia does not want peace. Armenia does not want to see this
conflict resolved and does not intend to withdraw its troops from the
occupied territories. This is despite the fact that the heads of the
OSCE Minsk group have repeatedly stated the inadmissibility of the
status quo,” AzerTAdzh quotes Ilham Aliyev.
The statements by the OSCE Minsk Group chairmen are merely statements
which do not require concrete actions.
Aliyev said that Armenia should be forced to vacate the occupied territories.
“Officials make statements that simply remain on paper, just as the
four resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council on the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict do. Why are other resolutions executed on
time, while when it comes to us, the resolutions are forgotten? It’s
not fair, there are double standards,” the president said.
Ilham Aliyev said that the Azerbaijani people know the true causes of
the situation, including not only the opinion of Armenia on this
issue.
“It seems that there are forces in the world that are not interested
in resolving this conflict. Apparently, there are forces that want to
see this conflict frozen and use it as a means of putting pressure on
Azerbaijan,” he said.
The president of Azerbaijan reminded that the Armenian side has
repeatedly organized provocations throughout the last year.
“Both times, the Azerbaijani army gave a fitting rebuff to the enemy.
In the summer, more than 50 occupants were destroyed. The Armenian
provocation in November did not remain unanswered. The criminal regime
in Armenia is liable for these provocations,” Ilham Aliyev says.
He said that Azerbaijan is constantly attempting to resolve the conflict.
“We gave the Armenians a lesson and they still cannot get over it.
They are in a panic and hysteria. Today, they are trying to blame us
at various international events. But the question is: what are
Armenian soldiers doing in Agdam and Fizuli? What does the Armenian
army have to do there? Why does no one else except for us ask the
Armenians about it? Why do international mediators remain indifferent
to it? It is of course a rhetorical question, but we will pose it to
them at every international event,” the president said.
“I want to say again that the truth lies in the fact that the lengthy
occupation of our lands is not only the handiwork of Armenia. Armenia
is a poor, powerless country. If it did not have such strong backers,
the Karabakh conflict would have been justly resolved a long time
ago,” Aliyev said, promising that Azerbaijan will increase its
military capabilities.