APA, Azerbaijan June 23 2017 Azerbaijan president calls to sanction Armenia [Armenian News note: the below is translated from the Russian edition of APA] 23 June: "Azerbaijan's position on regulating the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over [Azerbaijan's breakaway] Nagorno-Karabakh is clear to society. We have voiced our position on a number of occasions. This conflict must be solved within the context of territorial integrity of our country on the basis of the norms and principles of international law. There is no other alternative. Nagorno-Karabakh is Azerbaijan's indigenous territory. Our people have lived on the territory for centuries. All place-names and historic monuments [there] reflect Azerbaijan's history." According to the Apa [news agency], this is what Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at the opening ceremony of the plant of revolving grenade fitting elements in [the city of] Shirvan. The head of state emphasised that international community also recognised Nagorno-Karabakh as an integral part of Azerbaijan. "All leading international organisations have made decisions on the issue, adopting resolutions, according to which the Armenian Armed Forces ought to immediately and unconditionally leave the occupied territories. However, Armenia chooses not to implement them. Regrettably, no serious measures have been used against this country. International sanctions should have been imposed on Armenia long ago. The thing is that this country occupied the territory of another country in the 21st century, carrying out genocide of its people, destroying all its historic monuments. The ruined village of Cocuq Marcanli is a clear example of this. The situation is similar in all occupied territories. "International law strengthens our position, which is historically correct. The so-called referendum, which was recently held in Nagorno-Karabakh, failed to receive recognition by any international structure, neighbour countries, the EU, or the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair countries. In other words, choosing not to recognise the referendum, all international structures and countries once again confirmed that Nagorno-Karabakh is Azerbaijan's territory. International community does not recognise the fictitious separatist regime of the junta and it will never do so. Therefore, historic justice and international law are on our side and our political weight is certainly incomparably greater than that of Armenia. In other words, all these factors strengthen our position. Certainly, the Azerbaijani state should further strengthen its position and it is strengthening its principled position. Once again, I would like to reiterate that we live in conditions of war. Our people will never accept the existing situation. "We will never allow the creation of a second Armenian state on our historic territories. We are going to restore our territorial integrity. Recent developments and strengthening of our country offer us greater opportunities for settling the issue. "Indeed, to achieve our goal, we need to become even stronger. At present, the factor of power is playing a leading role all over the world, which is unfortunate. Indeed, international law is also extremely important, as it creates a legal basis for the conflict. However, it is the factor of power that plays the main role. We see that in different parts of the world, international law is offended and treaded down, being interpreted differently. Using the factor of power makes it possible to change the real situation. This is not our choice. However, we, too, live in the real world. We need to be strong to achieve our goal. Work is being carried out in this direction," the president emphasised.