ArmInfo. Today, Azerbaijan has full advantage on the line of contact of troops with Nagorno-Karabakh. With this statement, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a speech at the opening ceremony of the Sharg factory of the Ministry of Defense Industry for the production of military units for a grenade launcher.
As evidence of what he said, he led the April war in the zone of the Karabakh conflict in 2016. "During these battles, our servicemen, having shown great heroism, freed part of the three districts from the invaders. In these places, the Azerbaijani flag flies on these lands. As a result of April battles, we are escorting settlers to our native village - Jojug Marjanli," the Azeri leader said.
He said that the Azeri people will never reconcile themselves with "occupation". "We have enough strength, and we give a worthy response to all the provocations of Armenia. A week ago, Armenians again committed an armed provocation, the Azeri army gave the enemy a worthy rebuff. Azerbaijan's position on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is clear to the public - this conflict must be resolved within the territorial integrity of our country, on the basis of norms and principles of international law. There can not be any other way," Aliyev said.
At the same time, he expressed his conviction that the world community also recognizes Nagorno- Karabakh as an integral part of Azerbaijan. He again raised the issue of the need to apply sanctions against Armenia. Aliyev also assured that the Azerbaijani army is among the 50 strong and modernized armies of the world. "The war did not end, only its first stage ended. We must always be ready to liberate the occupied lands at the expense of our military power," Aliyev concluded.