Armenia casts doubt on the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, which forces Azerbaijan to take similar steps in relation to its territory, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, speaking at the opening of the IX Global Baku Forum.
“If Armenia continues to question our territorial integrity, Azerbaijan will have no other choice on how to cast doubt on the territorial integrity of Armenia,” said the President of Azerbaijan.
According to the head of state, “… the history of the last century shows that in November 1920, six months after the Sovietization of Azerbaijan, the Soviet government took the historical part of our country – Zangezur and joined it to Armenia. Therefore, if Armenia is To demand the status for Armenians Karabakh, why shouldn’t Azerbaijanis demand the status for Azerbaijanis in the Western Zangesur? After all, this territory was completely inhabited by Azerbaijanis. “
“I think the Armenian government should not forget the lessons of the Second Karabakh war, to learn these lessons well and abandon any territorial claims against Azerbaijan,” he said.
The head of state also said that the vision of the Caucasus is cooperation, integration and peace in the region.
“Azerbaijan has already made its proposals in order to take the first step in this direction, we discussed this issue with the Georgian side. The Georgian government supports the idea of holding a tripartite meeting of the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia in Georgia to begin dialogue. Unfortunately, The Armenian side refuses. And I do not know what the reason is, I can’t find a single good explanation for this. As far as I know, there was also an offer from one of the European institutions, and again a refusal. If Armenia does not want peace, then what does she want ? If a new war, then this will have catastrophic consequences for them, ”said the head of state.