Aliyev says: Karabakh issue is internal affair of Azerbaijan

ArmInfo.The President of Azerbaijan, speaking at a meeting with a group of servicemen, said that the Nagorno-Karabakh issue is an internal affair of Azerbaijan.

"During the April battles, Armenians appealed to international organizations, countries, so that battles were soon stopped. Then they began to blame some countries for not helping them. While the Nagorno- Karabakh issue is our internal issue. Nagorno-Karabakh is recognized by the whole world by the countries- chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group as an integral part of Azerbaijan. The events that occur and can occur in Nagorno-Karabakh and in all the occupied territories are our internal business. No international organization or any country can interfere in our internal affairs," Aliyev said, Trend reports.

The Azerbaijani leader claims that the Armenian leadership completely exposed itself during the April battles. "They suffered a bitter defeat on the battlefield, and also received no support in the political arena.  Despite the fact that they really counted on and relied on this support. Not having received this support, they, as always, began to blame various countries. In the end, they were forced to admit defeat in the April battles. The Armenian leadership has brought itself to such a shameful situation that Armenia still feels its bitter consequences today. Armenia sacrificed its independence for the sake of occupation of Azerbaijani territories. Because, if not for this occupation, if they could create normal relations with Azerbaijan, today Armenia could possibly prove itself as an independent country. They, because of this occupation, can be said to have been completely dependent on different countries, various foreign circles, and international financial structures. Because their economy is paralyzed, foreign debt has reached a critical level, the poverty rate is 40-50 percent, there are no prospects. The leadership of Armenia who chose this way, leads its people to the abyss today," Aliyev said.

At the same time, he believes that the April battles, destroyed the ideological foundations of Armenia. The head of Azerbaijan noted that the forces approaching from a more pragmatic point of view to the situation openly declare that if there are no relations with Azerbaijan, Armenia does not have a future. Aliyev also said that today a new situation arose both in the negotiation process and in the region: "True, Armenia is trying to avoid negotiations. But it will not succeed. No matter how hard it tried, it would have to return to the negotiations. Because they are well aware of the direction in which the situation will develop if negotiations are not held. Of course, after the April battles, our position at the negotiating table has become even stronger, and the entire international community has clearly seen this."