BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 6. Without amendments to the Armenian constitution, achieving a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains utterly unattainable, President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with the speakers of parliaments of TURKPA member states, Trend reports.
"We have never had any territorial claims against any country, including Armenia. They had territorial claims against us. It is the declaration of independence, which was subsequently included in their constitution, that contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan. It is in their ideology, politics and public discourse that territorial claims against Türkiye are incessantly made. From young age, Azerbaijanis and Turks have been portrayed as enemies in their society. It is their society that has been poisoned by nationalists and war criminals. Therefore, they should deal with these issues. Of course, it is simply impossible to conclude a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan while the current constitution of Armenia remains unchanged. When we raised this question, I said this and I want to say it again – not because we are interfering in their internal affairs, not at all, but it is about us. At a time when they have territorial claims against us, we cannot conclude a peace agreement with Armenia.
Also, I have to say as well that from a purely practical point of view if we look at the map – where is Armenia and where is Türkiye. Simply comparing the military potential, demographic potential and economic potential of the two countries and then making a territorial claim against Türkiye is tantamount to committing suicide. Or after the events of 2020 and 2023, making territorial claims against Azerbaijan is absolutely close to suicide. This is why they should change their ideology and mood in society. It takes time. They must completely abandon the ideas of a revenge. And we see that such ideas exist not only in the opposition, but also in the government. All these issues, of course, need to be clarified and regulated. However, I want to say that we are committed to working constructively towards reaching agreement on all clauses of the peace agreement in accordance with the UN Charter and international law", President Ilham Aliyev said.