ARMENIA`S AGGRESSION AGAINST AZERBAIJAN – THREAT TO PEACE AND STABILITY IN REGION
“Azerbaijan has rich history and the cultural monuments here are duly preserved, and a lot is being done in this direction. The country pursues independent policy. There is no serious discord in society and the peoples unite around the idea of modernism and Azerbaijanism,” the President of Azerbaijan said at his opening remarks at the conference of the Ministers of Culture of the Council of Europe member states on “Intercultural dialogue as the basis for peace and sustainable development in Europe and its neighboring regions”, which started in Baku on December 2.
Speaking of the economic growth of Azerbaijan, the President noted that the country is economically independent and delivers its energy carriers to the world and European markets, and the country plays important role in energy safety of world.
Touching upon the significance of restoration of peace in the South Caucasus region, Mr. Ilham Aliyev emphasized that Armenia`s aggression against Azerbaijan is the greatest threat to peace and stability in region. “All the conflicts in the Caucasus should find resolution and the international legal principles are to be ensured,” he stated. “As a result of occupation of Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia has pursued a policy of ethnic cleansing, occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands and over 1 million of people were ousted from their homelands and became refugees and IDPs,” the Head of State underlined.
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