Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. К.Zarbaliyeva / There are favourable conditions at the Azerbaijani Iranian border for the illegal entry of arms and drugs, Vahid Aliyev, the Azerbaijani President's advisor on military issues, said in Baku on 25 September.
The conflict between the two countries of South Caucasus began in 1988 due to territorial claims by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Armenia has occupied 20% of Azerbaijani land including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding Districts. Since 1992, these territories have been under the occupation of the Armenian Forces.
Iran borders Azerbaijan 132km south east of occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
International organizations do not control Azerbaijani territories occupied by the Armenian Military Forces, particularly the Nagorno-Karabakh, Aliyev said.
The President's advisor noted that one of the reasons for an increase in organized crime was because of poor control in the territory by corresponding international and state bodies.
