Ilham Aliyev: The international community is the UN

"The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the main threat to the security of the region and Azerbaijan.  The fact that the conflict remains unsolved affects the entire region," said the President Ilham Aliyev at the first international meeting of MGIMO, which opened in Baku. He stressed the need to resolve the conflict on the basis of international law.

"There are internationally recognized legal norms that dictate a solution to the conflict, namely the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan must be restored, and all the territories under occupation, the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the area around it should be returned to its owner under international law. The territorial integrity of Azerbaijan is recognized by the entire international community, and should be restored without any conditions," said Aliyev.

Azerbaijan wants to give an additional impetus to the negotiating process.

However, "the delaying tactics of the opposite side is hopeless." "Today it is difficult to compete or quarrel with Azerbaijan, but in the future it will be impossible. Therefore, the involved side should be interested in early settlement of the conflict based on the principles of international law, the Helsinki Final Act, the decisions and resolutions of international organizations. And among them, of course, first of all, I would like to note four UN Security Council resolutions calling for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian occupying forces from our territory. Unfortunately, these resolutions adopted 20 years ago, are not fulfilled, and we have faced another manifestation, an element of double standards," said Aliyev.

At the same time, he pointed out that "in some cases, the resolution of the Security Council is executed within a few hours." "In our case, however, for 20 years, these resolutions are only on paper. It does not add credibility to the Security Council and the UN as a whole," said Aliyev.

"Sometimes when we hear from the stands the term "international community", those who say it mean some regional organizations that do not have a large number of members.

The international community is the United Nations Organization; the international community is all we and all countries. This is not a club of the most developed or selected countries, and it is we all are. We all are equal, all have equal rights according to the laws of nature and the laws of international law," said Aliyev.-06D-