Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, does not doubt of settlement of Nagorno Garabagh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in favor of the latter.

Yesterday President Aliyev claimed that he personally did not doubt that Azerbaijani lands would be released from the aggressor.

“The main issue is in what way it will be done - peaceful or military. Our territories were occupied following foreign support. Today Azerbaijan is a powerful state and situation with occupation can be removed either in a peaceful or military way. We cannot drag out more this process,” he said.

He also voiced discontent with lack of real process of conflict settlement negotiations launched in 1992 under the aegis of the OSCE Minsk Group.

“We consider that a hope still remains, but together with that we see that the Armenian side has selected tactics of time dragging out. But dragging out of time gives them nothing. The Armenian population has reduced and really 1.7 million people live there. With time they will hardly be able to protect contact line as capacities and power of Azerbaijan increase and demographic situation improves. Number of our population has already reached 9 million people and in 5-6 years it will be equal to 10 million people. Today our economy surpasses 7-fold the Armenian one and in the next few years is going to surpass probably 13-15 fold. Armenia is isolated from all regional projects. One can say that its borders are closed with all the neighbors excepting one. In such situation existence of this country itself is under question. Truth is also in fact that Armenia cannot exist at its own expense. If some countries and some financial institutions had not given this year financial aid to Armenia, it would have gone to rack and ruin,” the President said.

In his view, abyss between Armenia and Azerbaijan is going to increase further.

“Analyzing all these factors, we still choose a way of negotiations. We will continue exerting pressure in both political, economic, and all other forms. We should do so to obtain the desired. We want restoration of truth and justice.

We don’t set our bag for lands of other country, although today’s Armenia was created on truly Azerbaijani lands. We protect principle of territorial integrity of countries. I am sure that we will obtain the desired. But I want it will happen faster. I work and will work for that,” President Aliyev said.

18.11.2009 09:21