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ALIYEV SAYS THREATENING ARMENIA NORMAL FOR AZERBAIJAN
13:13 ~U 26.06.13
The strong Azerbaijan can use any language to talk to its weak
neighbor, Armenia, President Ilham Aliyev has said at a parade devoted
to the country's Armed Forces Day.
According to the APA News Agency, the Azerbaijani leader spoke of
a military solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He said the
country is powerful enough to choose that option, adding that it now
keeps sticking to the negotiation format not to frstrate the stability
in the South Caucasus region.
"Azerbaijan enjoys a great reputation in the region, playing the
role of a stabilizer. The project can be called to life without
Azerbaijan's success. Hence, in order to ensure peace in the region,
we now choose the political path of settling the problem. But it's no
secret Azerbaijan is growing stronger and stronger by every day, with
Armenia becoming weaker. We top our enemies in all aspects ... And the
gap will widen in the course of time, because we have a clear future,
prospects and a way for development," said the president.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when the Armenian
majority of the then autonomous region declared its intention of
breaking away from Azerbaijan. In a referendum held on December 10,
1991 (days before the collapse of the USSR), the population voted
overwhelmingly in favor of independence (99.89%). The move was
followed by Azerbaijan's large-scale military operations against
Nagorno-Karabakh and seven neighboring regions. The Ceasefire
Agreement, which went into effect in May 1994, put an end to the armed
attacks in the conflict zone. Since 1992, the OSCE Minsk Group has
been spearheading the efforts towards reaching a negotiated settlement
between the conflicting countries.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/26/aliev/
From: Baghdasarian
13:13 ~U 26.06.13
The strong Azerbaijan can use any language to talk to its weak
neighbor, Armenia, President Ilham Aliyev has said at a parade devoted
to the country's Armed Forces Day.
According to the APA News Agency, the Azerbaijani leader spoke of
a military solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He said the
country is powerful enough to choose that option, adding that it now
keeps sticking to the negotiation format not to frstrate the stability
in the South Caucasus region.
"Azerbaijan enjoys a great reputation in the region, playing the
role of a stabilizer. The project can be called to life without
Azerbaijan's success. Hence, in order to ensure peace in the region,
we now choose the political path of settling the problem. But it's no
secret Azerbaijan is growing stronger and stronger by every day, with
Armenia becoming weaker. We top our enemies in all aspects ... And the
gap will widen in the course of time, because we have a clear future,
prospects and a way for development," said the president.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict broke out in 1988 when the Armenian
majority of the then autonomous region declared its intention of
breaking away from Azerbaijan. In a referendum held on December 10,
1991 (days before the collapse of the USSR), the population voted
overwhelmingly in favor of independence (99.89%). The move was
followed by Azerbaijan's large-scale military operations against
Nagorno-Karabakh and seven neighboring regions. The Ceasefire
Agreement, which went into effect in May 1994, put an end to the armed
attacks in the conflict zone. Since 1992, the OSCE Minsk Group has
been spearheading the efforts towards reaching a negotiated settlement
between the conflicting countries.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/26/aliev/
From: Baghdasarian