BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct.5
Trend:
Head of the so-called regime [in Nagorno-Karabakh] held a “swearing-in ceremony” in Shusha, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in his address to the people, Trend reports.
“Let’s see, where he will hold the swearing-in ceremony now, a funeral ceremony will be held! He has now run away and went into hiding like a rat,” the head of state said.
“I have repeatedly told Minsk Group co-chairs, the co-chairs' ambassadors, other international organizations and the European Union to influence Armenia, to impose sanctions and put pressure on it. If there is no strong pressure, Armenia will become even more impudent, even more impertinent and start making new claims. They did not listen to me," said the president.
"I wanted this issue to be resolved peacefully. They did not listen to me. Did they think that the Azerbaijani people and I, the President of Azerbaijan, would put up with this situation?! They thought that our holy city of Shusha would be trampled by the Armenians and I would put up with that?! Are we supposed to negotiate with the Armenian executioners who have dealt a blow to the history of the Azerbaijani people?," President Aliyev said.
"The people of Azerbaijan were insulted when the head of the so-called regime held a “swearing-in ceremony” in Shusha. The prime minister of Armenia dances in Shusha, on the Jidir plain, and thinks that we will put up with that?! They are wrong! We will never put up with that. What does it mean to move the parliament of the so-called “Nagorno-Karabakh republic” to Shusha?! Again, it is an attempt to insult the Azerbaijani people. What does it mean to build a new road from Armenia to Jabrayil?! This means that there will be illegal settlements. Armenians are already being brought from Lebanon and other places, and being resettled in our ancient city Shusha, and this is shown on television in violation of international conventions, in violation of the Geneva Convention. Does anyone say a word to them?!," said the president.
"I have asked all our foreign diplomatic missions to raise the issue, tell the UN, the OSCE, the European Union, other organizations that it is illegal! Illegal settlement is a crime! Was there a reaction to that?! Did the Minsk Group make a statement?! It did not! Did the European Union make one?! It did not! They said that we are not interested in that. If they are not interested, then don't be interested now," he said.
"There is slandering going on against Azerbaijan. Some countries, European countries are accusing us. Let them go and look in the mirror. These accusations have no basis. Someone says that they will not allow Azerbaijan to conquer Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh is ours, it is our land, we must return there, we are returning there and we will return there!” the head of state said.