AGHDAM, Azerbaijan, August 16. Azerbaijan is ready to ensure the rights and security of the Armenian residents of Karabakh, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev told journalists, Trend reports.
He made the remark during a visit of the members of the diplomatic corps and military representatives accredited in Azerbaijan to Aghdam.
"The Aghdam-Khankendi road connects Karabakh with the main part of Azerbaijan. It has always been so. The route from Karabakh to Armenia passes through mountains and difficult terrain," Hajiyev said.
Hajiyev noted that this road also has political sense.
"The political sense is that Karabakh is Azerbaijan. Armenia has to admit it. Of course, Armenia did not want to accept this fact. However, after our triumphant victory, we are forced to admit it. Karabakh is an integral part of Azerbaijan, and our country is ready to ensure the rights and security of the Armenian residents living there on the basis of its constitution. Azerbaijan is building roads for the reintegration of the Armenian residents of Karabakh, but Armenia is installing blocks and barriers on these roads," Hajiyev said.
The visit of members of the diplomatic corps and military representatives accredited in Azerbaijan to Aghdam kicked off today.
The main purpose of the visit is to get acquainted with the current potential of the road infrastructure of the Karabakh Economic Zone, primarily the Aghdam-Khankendi highway as well as the Barda-Aghdam railway.
In addition, the visitors will be informed about the destruction committed in Aghdam during the Armenian occupation, which lasted almost 30 years. Guests will also have a chance to get acquainted with the large-scale construction projects that are currently being carried out in the city.