President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan is a guarantor of peace and security

Baku, August 31 (AzerTAc). “The events that took place on the frontline earlier this month demonstrated the strength and power of the Azerbaijan army, as well as the powerlessness and helplessness of the opposite side. Azerbaijan is a guarantor of peace and security. Therefore, we are still trying to resolve this issue peacefully,” Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told public figures of the country`s Fuzuli District during his visit. “But we are also conducting a consistent policy to isolate Armenia from all projects. Armenia is experiencing a profound crisis – economic, political and military. At the same time, Armenia’s population is gradually shrinking. Our population is growing and theirs is reducing, and the course of history will lead to the fact that in a few years this difference, this gap between us will reach such proportions that this in itself will play a positive role in the negotiations.” The head of state said: “Meanwhile, we are strengthening our army, enhancing our economic strength, developing the regions and stepping up our standing on the international arena. We are going from strength to strength every day, while Armenia is weakening by the day. Armenia has itself acknowledged that it will not be able to survive, achieve economic development and even protect its own security without external assistance. Senior Armenian government officials already admit this. In essence, this means a collapse of the Armenian state because the greatest asset of each nation is independence.” “By effectively using the years of independence, we live as a fully independent country and a free nation today, while Armenia's aggressive policy did not allow the Armenian people the opportunity to gain true independence. Now they live in a dependent and helpless state. They cannot exist without foreign assistance and donations. They are still holding our lands under occupation but they also know that this is a temporary situation,” President Ilham Aliyev added.