“In 2019, the activities of the Minsk Group practically ceased. The reason for this was the very strange behavior of the new leadership of Armenia. Because when the new leadership of Armenia came to power in 2018, and in the Minsk group, and we had some hopes for that with the overthrow of the Mode of Criminal Junta, the new generation of politicians will understand the reality that they are not able to wage war against Azerbaijan. ” This was stated by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, speaking on the V Congress of Azerbaijanis in Shushe.
Ilham Aliyev noted that the active negotiations that were conducted for almost a whole year, even more strengthened this idea.
“However, in 2019, Armenian leadership took a completely different position. Absurdic ideas voiced by the country’s leadership actually put an end to the negotiation process. With the words” Karabakh is Armenia, and the point “negotiation process was completed, and after this statement of the Minsk Group, which came To meet me, was in a very uncertain state. Because after this statement it was impossible to conduct any negotiations, since the essence of the negotiations had already concluded that the occupied lands would be released, “said the head of state.