The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, issued a statement in which he asserts that his country is solving a problem by force that the world community could not solve. He told about this in an interview with the TV channel "Al-Arabiya".
— I have heard a lot about the fact that there is no military solution to the conflict. First of all, I do not agree with this. Secondly, if there is no military way, then give us a non-military way, a diplomatic way. Carry out the resolutions of the UN Security Council, said Aliyev.
He noted that the negotiations have been ongoing since 1992, but it has not brought any visible success.
What diplomatic solution was there in these 28 years? Intermediaries or other international organizations presented us with a political way of settlement? No. They froze this conflict. However, it is not frozen. How much do we have to endure? Another 30 years? - the president of Azerbaijan.
Aliyev also emphasized that, if the international community is unable to ensure the implementation of international resolutions, Azerbaijan will do it itself.
Note that earlier Ilham Aliyev actually issued an ultimatum: Azerbaijan will return to the ceasefire regime only if Armenia presents a schedule for the withdrawal of its troops from Nagorno-Karabakh.
— We agree with the point of view that the problem with Armenia should be resolved through dialogue, but there should be a basis for this. The Armenian Prime Minister must declare his commitment to the previous agreements, according to which the territories in Nagorno-Karabakh were recognized as occupied Azerbaijani territories. In order to stop hostilities, it is necessary to receive an apology from the Armenian Prime Minister, who called the occupied Azerbaijani lands Armenian. Our condition for the ceasefire consists in the fact that Armenia should propose a temporary order for the withdrawal of troops from the occupied Azerbaijani territories in Nagorno-Karabakh, which would not be in words, but would be implemented in action, - on what days what territories will be liberated, - said Ilham Aliev.
