ArmInfo.Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev assures that the declaration resulting from the trilateral meeting between EU Council President Charles Michel, him and Prime Minister Pashinyan in Brussels clearly shows that the rights and security of the Armenian population in Karabakh will be taken into account.
Thus, the permanent leader of Azerbaijan, speaking at the opening of the IX Global Baku Forum on the topic “Threats to the global world order”, threatened Armenia with new military operations in case of failure to fulfill the Azerbaijani agenda.
Aliyev Jr. suddenly started talking about the Azerbaijani constitution, which allegedly will take into account the interests of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh in the future. “Our Constitution ensures the rights and security of the entire Azerbaijani people. For many years, our Constitution ensures the equal rights of all peoples, including the Armenians living in Azerbaijan (who not only cannot live there, but they are even forbidden to enter this country, ed. note). Therefore, Of course, we will take care of their rights and security,” Aliyev stressed, keeping silent about the atrocities that the Azerbaijani authorities have committed and are committing against Armenians, not remembering this Constitution.
At the same time, the Azerbaijani leader went further and called Armenia’s statements about the status of Nagorno-Karabakh unproductive. In this vein, he threatened Armenia with a new war, in case of any reference to this issue. According to him, the Armenian government “should understand this and stop trying to rewrite history.” Apparently Aliyev meant Azerbaijani mythical history, far from reality. He apparently does not know that, according to the same history, Nagorno-Karabakh held a referendum and left the Soviet Union according to all the procedures by which all the countries of the USSR left it, and almost the entire population of Nagorno-Karabakh voted through a plebiscite for secession from the Azerbaijan SSR and declaration of independence.
“Therefore, if Armenia demands a status for the Armenians of Karabakh, then why shouldn’t Azerbaijan demand a status for Azerbaijanis from Western Zangezur? Because only Azerbaijanis lived there. Thus, this can create a hopeless situation. I think that the Armenian government should not forget the lessons of the Second Karabakh war, should learn these lessons well and give up any territorial claims against Azerbaijan,” Aliyev said, forgetting that the Azerbaijani nationality as such formed only in the early 1920s.
Referring to the normalization of relations with Armenia, Aliyev said that negotiations will begin as soon as Yerevan establishes a commission on a peace treaty. “Azerbaijan has already established a peace treaty commission on its part, and we expect that the same step will be taken by Armenia. If this is done or as soon as this is done, negotiations will begin,” he said.
At the same time, taking advantage of the opportunity to manipulate the territory of the Syunik region in Armenia, Aliyev assured that it would be very difficult to talk about peace without opening a corridor. “Azerbaijan’s efforts aimed at a normal neighborhood with Armenia will be in vain.” Thus, it turns out that Aliyev is trying to get peace, while seizing the sovereign territories of Armenia in the Syunik and Gegharkunik regions, otherwise threatening to start a new war. And all this is happening against the backdrop of the inaction of the international community, which, in the pursuit of petrodollars, does not notice Azerbaijani encroachments and threats against Yerevan.
“If we are not given this entry-exit (through the Armenian Syunik edition), then it will be very difficult to talk about peace, and all the efforts of Azerbaijan aimed at normal coexistence, normal neighborhood with Armenia will be in vain. This is another important issue, and Azerbaijan has the right to demand it. The Armenian government signed a corresponding statement. Secondly, Azerbaijan, as a country that “won” the war, has the moral right to demand,” Aliyev assured.
In conclusion, he traditionally lashed out at the OSCE Minsk Group and assured that Azerbaijan had settled the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and there was no need for this international format anymore. The head of state noted that, in particular, “after the Russian-Ukrainian war, everyone understands that it is impossible to hold a meeting with the participation of all three co-chairs of the Minsk Group.” “We have already been informed that the institution of the co-chairs of the Minsk Group will no longer function. It is time for them to retire. Thus, I want to express our position that any speculation in Armenia about the Minsk Group or in some another country only causes irritation in Azerbaijan. We have settled the conflict. The Madrid principles developed by the Minsk Group have been resolved. Now we need to think about ways to normalize relations with Armenia, sign a peace treaty,” Aliyev concluded.