Representatives of all ethnic groups and religions fought as one, like an “iron fist,” during Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan and occupation, including the Second Garabagh War.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that President Ilham Aliyev made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, themed “Dialogue for a Common Future,” in Baku.
“Over the years, negotiations failed to produce any results. In fact, the negotiation format was designed not only to prevent the conflict from being resolved, but also to keep it frozen. It seems that the great powers had reached a consensus on this. But they miscalculated when it came to the plans and ideas of the Azerbaijani people and government. As a country subjected to occupation, we would never have accepted violations of our people’s basic human rights; they should have known that.
“We lived under different systems. But no system could overcome our national feelings or our strength. After Azerbaijan restored its independence, we became masters of our own destiny,” the head of state said.
