Aliyev criticized Minsk mediators and called for imposing sanctions against Armenia

Arminfo, Armenia
Sept 25 2020

ArmInfo. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called on UN bodies to ensure the  implementation of Security Council resolutions on the Karabakh  conflict.

"To ensure sustainable international peace and security, it is  necessary to put an end to the 'occupation'. It is necessary to  ensure compliance with the norms and principles of international law  and the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions," Aliyev  said in his video speech yesterday at the general debate of the 75th  session of the UN General Assembly, adding that the relevant  institutions of the Organization should contribute to the  implementation of Security Council resolutions. At the same time, he  expressed his conviction that "sanctions for failure to fulfill  obligations" should be applied against Armenia.

At the same time, Aliyev did not stop at that, he accused Armenia of  trying to disrupt the peace process, with the aim of allegedly  maintaining the status quo and "achieving the annexation of the  occupied territories."

"The hostile statements of the Armenian leadership indicate that  Yerevan is preparing for a new war against Azerbaijan. We call on the  UN and the international community to restrain Armenia from another  military aggression," Aliyev said, forgetting to mention the  bellicose statements from Baku, including the threat to launch a  missile attack on the Armenian nuclear power plant.

The President of Azerbaijan did not fail to criticize the activities  of the OSCE Minsk Group, which he qualified as inconclusive "The  presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries – Russia,  France and the United States in their statements stressed the  unacceptability of the status quo. We welcome these statements, but  there are not enough statements. We need in real steps. The Karabakh  conflict must be resolved within the territorial integrity of  Azerbaijan. The territorial integrity of Azerbaijan has never been  and will not be a subject of negotiations. The sovereignty and  territorial integrity of Azerbaijan must be fully restored. "Karabakh  is Azerbaijan!" Aliyev stressed, Turan reports.

In conclusion, Aliyev expressed serious concern over the growing  supply of weapons to Armenia, called on all countries to refrain from  such actions. It is noteworthy that Aliyev did not say a word about  the multibillion-dollar arms contracts concluded by Azerbaijan.