The expression “Nagorny Karabakh” is more invalid, in particular, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said, speaking on a panel discussion on the topic “overcoming the mountains? Building security in the South Caucasus” as part of the Munich Security Conference.
“To your information, the expression” Nagorno -Karabakh “is more invalid. Actually, this is a Russian expression.” Nagorno “means” mountainous, “said the head of the Azerbaijani state.
President Aliyev pointed out the participants in the panel discussion that in Azerbaijan there is no administrative unit as Nagorny Karabakh: “Therefore, of course, I would like to ask our partners to show respect for the sovereignty and the Constitution of Azerbaijan. There is a Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, where there is an Armenian population “.
The head of state also noted that there is a general understanding that a two -century approach to the situation in the region is needed.
“As far as we became clear during our communication with our American partners and partners from the European Union, as well as as far as I understood from today’s tripartite meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan, organized by Secretary of State Blinken, we have a general understanding that a two-century two-centenary The approach to the situation in the region. Firstly, this is a vector of peaceful negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Secondly, this is the connection of Azerbaijan with the Armenian population of Karabakh, ”said President Ilham Aliyev.