Sattar Mohbaliyev: "Azerbaijan's historic victory conditioned the transition to a new stage of regional cooperation and development"
15 Apr 2021
"Azerbaijan has opened a new page in the history of the region with the new realities it has created in the South Caucasus.
A completely new, more promising direction of development
has already opened up for the countries of the region and neighboring
countries. Of course, international cooperation is needed to take advantage of
these opportunities. Azerbaijan has always been a supporter of constructive
cooperation. This was confirmed by the views expressed at the international
conference "A New Look at the South Caucasus: Post-Conflict Development
and Cooperation" held on April 13 at ADA University. The statement came
from MP, chairman of the Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation Sattar
Mohbaliyev. The MP noted that the people of Azerbaijan achieved their victory
as a result of the economic and political power of our state, as well as the
growth of its international prestige, especially in recent years: “The issue of
Karabakh has always been on the agenda of the country. At all international
events, the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, has always made the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue a priority, and over the years, the President has always
raised this issue in all his speeches from the most prestigious seats in the
world. However, official Yerevan did not realize that Azerbaijan had changed
and strengthened over the years. Therefore, now Armenia has become a defeated
and poor country. Azerbaijan's victory has opened a new stage in the
development of both our country and the region. However, as our President said,
the basis of development is stability. Stability is needed for development
inside Azerbaijan, as well as abroad. Of course, Azerbaijan will take
appropriate steps to minimize risks. Azerbaijan's commitments in the
Non-Aligned Movement and the new cooperation established in the region on this
basis are a great success of our state. This includes Turkey-Iran,
Georgia-Turkey, Russia-Iran trilateral cooperation, and the cooperation formats
are an unprecedented contribution to regional stability.
Sattar Mohbaliyev further stressed that Azerbaijan has so
far shown a constructive position on all issues and is a supporter of
international law. He won. Under the leadership of the Supreme
Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan fought a restrained war.
Damage to the civilian infrastructure of the other side and losses among
civilians were minimal. The President of Azerbaijan demonstrated a deep
strategic vision by stopping the military phase of the war after our victory in
Shusha. The goals emphasized during the war are, in fact, in line with the
basic principles of the negotiations, the initial agreements, which were agreed
upon in 2009. Also, one of the highlights of the Second Karabakh War is that
Azerbaijan is a truly tolerant and multicultural country. Azerbaijan is the
homeland of all peoples living here, and Azerbaijan is a multinational country.
During the war, people of all ethnic groups fought to the last drop of blood
against a single enemy. Azerbaijan has always been constructive and opposed the
simulation of talks. Our country has always been interested in finding
solutions to the conflict, because we have been a party to the conflict. But
today we are already able to demand an account of what we have taken, and we
are doing it. Azerbaijan demands that official Yerevan make statements on the
Iskander-M missile, and we will receive this response. Unlike Armenia,
Azerbaijan acted as a responsible country during the war. During the war, not a
single civilian was harmed by our servicemen. The fact that less than 40
civilians were killed on the Armenian side is clear evidence of this. ”
Sattar Mohbaliyev also noted that the views expressed by
President Ilham Aliyev at the conference on the inadmissibility of distortion
of historical truths should be taken as a message of strong warning to some
revanchist circles in Armenia. . Today, all parties to the post-conflict talks
must understand that our territories have been under occupation for 30 years.
As Mr. President said, the history of the conflict must be remembered by the
people without distortion. The younger generation in particular needs to know
the historical realities as they are. The younger generation should know that
Zangazur is a historical territory of Azerbaijan.
