“Turkey supported us from the very beginning. We are very grateful to Turkish government for political and moral support they expressed from the first days of war and now after the war is over. Turkey is playing very important role in future regional development and regional stability in the region, as well as Russia,” President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with the Spanish EFE news agency, Report informs.
“As you probably know, Russia and Turkey have joint monitoring center in the district of Aghdam in Karabakh region. At the same time, Russian peacekeepers are providing peacekeeping operations in the area which is inhabited by Armenian population. So, new realities already are in place, every country has to take into account these realities. The balance of powers between Azerbaijan and Armenia have been changed many years ago. We knew our potential, we knew Armenian potential. Probably, the Armenian government could not realistically evaluate that they have no chances in front of Azerbaijan, and if they do not liberate the territories peacefully they will have serious complications. Today I think about Turkey and Russia as two neighbors of Azerbaijan, and one of them is a neighbor of Armenia, plays very important role in the stability, security and future development. As you probably know, there was recently a meeting between presidents of two countries. Among other issues they discussed the situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. We consider the role of both countries as a very positive stabilizing role and I think this is the bulk of the new regional cooperation configuration,” President Aliyev said.