Aliyev guarantees to proceed peace procedure in auguration speech however stated it will best be accomplished with out overseas interference.
Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev used to be sworn in for his 5th time period in Baku on Wednesday, after successful the early elections with greater than 92% of the vote.
In his inauguration speech President Aliyev vowed to proceed the reconciliation procedure with Armenia, however he insisted at the phrases and the method that during his opinion Yerevan will have to recognize.
The president stated Azerbaijan is able to transfer on from the a long time of struggle with its neighbour, however that it’s going to proceed keeping up a prime struggle readiness for its military.
Aliyev additionally insisted that the peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan can best be accomplished by means of the 2 nations with none overseas interference.
‘Mind your personal trade’
“We should not have a mediator on this topic. I’ve stated this ahead of and I wish to say it once more from this lectern. We have resolved our drawback. We have initiated the signing of a peace settlement with Armenia. We had been the creator of the 5 well known ideas. We additionally wrote the textual content of the peace settlement and despatched it to the Armenian facet.
“Now, if Armenia wants to comply with the norms of international law, this agreement will be signed. If it doesn’t and if groundless claims continue to be made against us, this agreement will not be signed, but nothing will change for Azerbaijan. I have already said that we should be ready for the challenges ahead of us, for the ugly policy being conducted against us. Therefore, I think that the process of normalisation of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations should be dropped from the international agenda. Because everyone seems to want to deal with this issue. Mind your own business! This is why I don’t want to spend a lot of time on this topic, because it’s not worth it. We have resolved our problem,” the president said.
Aliyev said investments in the military continue to be a top priority for Azerbaijan, also in the current geopolitical context.
“Everyone sees the developments unfolding in the world today. The world has actually come very close to a third world war. Some believe that the third world war has already started. (…) Modern warfare is very different. It is not even possible to compare World War II with today’s wars. Many countries have started paying attention to the military field today. We have been doing this for more than 20 years, and the experience we have today, including our combat experience, is invaluable. Our army has demonstrated its strength not in exercises, not in parades, but on the battlefield.
COP 29 host
“Armenia and those supporting it militarily should understand that nothing can stop us. If territorial claims against us are not abandoned, if Armenia does not bring its legislation into order, of course, there will be no peace treaty. This once again suggests that building an army and strengthening the military potential is the primary objective. This has already become the main task for many countries. It can be clearly seen in their military doctrines, their budget expenditures and other steps.”
The president said that Azerbaijan is also looking forward to what he called “new horizons in the direction of foreign policy in this new era”.
“Whereas in the previous period the main direction of our foreign policy was the solution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, today this issue is almost no longer on the agenda. This is why new directions of our foreign policy should prevail. We will be more active in solving problems of concern in the world, including climate change, considering we will be the host and chair of COP29.
“We will combat towards Islamophobia”
We must be at the forefront of the fight against Islamophobia in the world. We should be with the countries fighting against neo-colonialism. Those responsible for neocolonialism should also know that they have unleashed a cold war on us in vain. We will not lag behind. We have never been on the defensive. We will take adequate measures to the steps taken against us, and those who are preparing cunning plans against us, I am sure, will regret it,” the president warned.
Aliyev said while his country is pressing on with green energy developments, Azerbaijan wants to be a reliable partner in oil and gas supplies.
“Work will be continued in the field of conventional fuel – oil and gas. Work is under way on stabilising oil production, I think there will be results in the near future.
“Regarding herbal gasoline. We are already exporting herbal gasoline to 8 nations. The call for is bigger, to begin with, in fact, from the European Union. More and extra individuals are asking us for lend a hand. And we, as a competent spouse, are at all times in a position to lend a hand the ones in want. And we do supply this lend a hand, which is favored,” the president stated.
