As reportedearlier, On October 10, President of the Republic of AzerbaijanIlham Aliyev was interviewed by the Russian RBC TV channel. OnOctober 11, the TV channel broadcast the interview with the head ofstate. presents the interview.
- In general, I have a positive assessment because the statementcirculated after the talks says that a ceasefire is being declaredfor humanitarian reasons and – what is of fundamental importance,this was the position of Azerbaijan and I am glad that this wasreflected in this document – substantive negotiations betweenArmenia and Azerbaijan will begin and the format of negotiationsremains unchanged. These are the two positions the new Armeniangovernment tried to undermine. It is no secret to anyone that thestatements we heard from Yerevan were essentially aimed atundermining the process of negotiations that had been developedover the years, including its fundamental principles, atundermining the format of negotiations.
Therefore, it was extremelyimportant that the Armenian side – of course, this happened as aresult of what we have on the battlefield – was forced to acceptthat the fundamental principles form the basis for a settlement andthey clearly state how the conflict should be settled and in whatsequence the occupied territories should be returned to Azerbaijan.Secondly, the format of the negotiations remains unchanged. Thismeans that negotiations have been, are and will be conducted onlybetween Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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