Aliyev accused Armenia
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is calling on the OSCE Minsk Group to say its last, solid word.
Aliev said the following in his speech at the first session of the newly elected Mili Mejlis of Azerbaijan:
"The Minsk Group has been working for the past 18 years, but has not achieved any results. We want to see results. We want to see a conflict resolution based on international norms in order to implement the 4 UN Security Council Resolutions, as well as the resolutions and decisions adopted by the OSCE, the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. They have been adopted and must be carried out."
According to the Azerbaijani "APA" agency, Aliyev accused Armenia of retreating when it comes to issues agreed upon in advance at decisive moments.
Aliyev also stressed that Azerbaijan supports a peaceful settlement, but "the conflict can't remain frozen forever".
"We can never agree to that. The status-quo must change. The Azerbaijani lands must be liberated and our citizens must return to their native lands. As far as the right of nations to self-determination is concerned, that issue can be solved within the framework of countries' territorial integrity and that approach is reflected in the Helsinki Final Act," said the President of Azerbaijan in closing.
