President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed the opening ceremony of a new residential complex, which was built for the displaced families in the territory of Absheron district.
He declared, what 2019 year could be important for the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The territorial integrity of our country must be ensured unconditionally, restored, the occupying forces must be withdrawn unconditionally from our lands. This is required by justice, story, required by international law. the, what I say, reflected in the United Nations Security Council resolutions: the occupying forces must withdraw unconditionally from the occupied lands – Aliyev said.
Aliyev also mentioned in his speech on this year they held talks with the heads of State and signed with them documents, in which “showing respect for the territorial integrity, the sovereignty of Azerbaijan and expressed the requirement to resolve the conflict based on the principles of data”.
Azerbaijani President noted, that the strengthening of relations with neighboring countries and the ongoing processes in the region change the situation in favor of Azerbaijan. It means, that certain steps will be taken next year, conflict-related.
The Azerbaijani authorities do not intend to change its basic position. Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding lands belong to Azerbaijan historically, a “restoration of territorial integrity by any means – our sovereign right”, Aliyev said.