Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.23 / Trend T. Hajiyev /
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's bellicose statements, voiced by him recently, demonstrate the difficult situation faced by this country, the Azerbaijani Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Bahar Muradova said.
"The negotiation process and non-constructive participation of Armenia in it increases the pressure exerted on Armenia," Muradova said today.
According to her, despite that the emerging situation around this process seems in favor of Armenia's interests, but it is not so.
"Sooner or later, international law will be made the cornerstone in resolving such conflicts. The statement made at the Astana summit in the "3 +2" format [Azerbaijani, Armenian presidents and heads of delegations of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair states], reflects the previous conditions of the negotiation process and implies the peaceful resolution of the conflict. In this sense, statements about Armenia's preparation for war and victory in it are groundless," Muradova said.
These statements are intended for Armenian society and are aimed at the suppression of the pressure of internal forces in the country's leadership.
"They won the battle but not the war. Azerbaijan reserves the right to liberate the occupied territories within international legal norms. And Azerbaijan, at the right time, will take advantage of it," Muradova said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has yet to implement the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.