Thirty years of occupation did not give Armenia any advantage. On the contrary, they have been isolated from regional development. They lost the chance to become a really independent country, not formally but in fact, said the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, as he addressed the 4th international conference on “Shaping the Geopolitics of the Greater Eurasia: from Past to Present to Future” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev in Shusha, Report informs, citing AZERTAC.
“They are looking now for the new master or masters. But the history, the recent history should teach them a lesson. So, we hope that they will understand it. In my communications with the Armenian counterpart, I tried to explain that a peace treaty, first of all, is in their interest, and the opening of communications is in their interest. They will be able to have access to different markets. And of course, it will be beneficial for us, because we want this chapter to be closed. And actually, if you follow the chronology of statements and events, you will see that it was Azerbaijan which offered to start talking about a peace agreement,” the head of state noted.