Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.25 / Trend , K. Zarbaliyeva /
If Armenia does not free the occupied territories of Azerbaijani, a war in the South Caucasus is inevitable, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev said today during a meeting with French Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan Gabriel Keller.
During the meeting, which discussed military cooperation between the two countries, the defense minister touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
He said diplomats have failed to achieve concrete results for 15 years of negotiations.
"Azerbaijan will not be able to wait 15 more years. Now the war is inevitable and the threat is gradually approaching," Abiyev said.
The French ambassador introduced the new military attaché appointed to Azerbaijan at the meeting.