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Interfax, Russia
Jan 15 2013
Azeri president warns Armenia against continuing conflict over Karabakh
BAKU. Jan 15
Armenia should withdraw its troops from Azeri territory, or otherwise
the continuation of the conflict will do it no good, Azeri President
Ilham Aliyev said.
"I am sure that the forces in Armenia approaching the problem from a
realistic standpoint perfectly understand that this conflict and
rivalry with Azerbaijan doesn't promise any good to them but, on the
contrary, they are losing this fight more and more," Aliyev said at a
government session dealing with the country's socioeconomic
development in 2012 and prospects for 2013.
Negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh have stalled because of Armenia's
unconstructive position, Aliyev said. "However, there are principles
from which we won't step back by an inch. This issue should be settled
only based on Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, and the occupation
forces must leave Azeri territory," he said.
Baku's position on the conflict is unshakeable from either a legal or
a political standpoint, and Azerbaijan is also stepping up its
economic and military might, he said.
At the same time, the international community's position on the
problem is also unambiguous, fair and based on international law,
Aliyev said. The president mentioned resolutions adopted in 2012 at
NATO and Non-Aligned Movement summits saying that the conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh must be settled based on the countries' territorial
integrity.
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Jan 15 2013
Azeri president warns Armenia against continuing conflict over Karabakh
BAKU. Jan 15
Armenia should withdraw its troops from Azeri territory, or otherwise
the continuation of the conflict will do it no good, Azeri President
Ilham Aliyev said.
"I am sure that the forces in Armenia approaching the problem from a
realistic standpoint perfectly understand that this conflict and
rivalry with Azerbaijan doesn't promise any good to them but, on the
contrary, they are losing this fight more and more," Aliyev said at a
government session dealing with the country's socioeconomic
development in 2012 and prospects for 2013.
Negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh have stalled because of Armenia's
unconstructive position, Aliyev said. "However, there are principles
from which we won't step back by an inch. This issue should be settled
only based on Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, and the occupation
forces must leave Azeri territory," he said.
Baku's position on the conflict is unshakeable from either a legal or
a political standpoint, and Azerbaijan is also stepping up its
economic and military might, he said.
At the same time, the international community's position on the
problem is also unambiguous, fair and based on international law,
Aliyev said. The president mentioned resolutions adopted in 2012 at
NATO and Non-Aligned Movement summits saying that the conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh must be settled based on the countries' territorial
integrity.
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