PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN CALLS ON ISLAMIC WORLD FOR COMBINED FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
Yerevan, September 11. ArmInfo. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Alitev
called on the Islamic world for combined efforts against terrorism,
Trend reports. The president made this statement at the 5th conference
of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Tourism Ministers
that opened in Baku on 11 September.
"Some forces want to relate Islam with terror. Islam is a religion
of peace and tolerance. We want to live in peace and we will achieve
it," the president said. "Today it is the 11th of September. Five
years ago the world saw a horrible terror attack, which killed a
number of innocent people. The Islamic world condemned the fact. We
ought to unite all efforts for struggle against terror. The terror
should not be prevented independently," the Azerbaijani President
stressed. Ilham Aliyev stressed the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh,
which he regarded as the most painful problem in the region.
"Unfortunately, it has not been resolved yet. 20% of the Azerbaijani
territory is under occupation, whereas as a result of ethnic cleansing
by Armenia over 1 million Azerbaijanis have become refugees and
internally displaced people. It is a great humanitarian catastrophe,"
Aliyev stressed.
President Aliyev underlined that despite the resolutions adopted
by international organizations in this respect, the conflict still
remains unsettled. "Moreover, Azerbaijan suffered from the Armenian
terror attacks which resulted in death of numerous people," he said
for conclusion.