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12 March 2005 - 05:27 AMT

AZERBAIJAN CONSIDERS SOLUTION OF KARABAKH CONFLICT VIA FORCE, BUT AS AN EXTREME MEASURE, ALIYEV STATED

Azerbaijan considers the solution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by force, but as an extreme measure, republic leader Ilham Aliyev stated Saturday. “We want to solve the problem peacefully. However, it is not a secret that we a ready to other means of solution of the conflict. We are ready to negotiate till the very last moment – even if 5% of hope for peace solution is present,” Aliyev stated. It is clear that war is a humanitarian catastrophe. However, we should be ready and we are ready to war,” the President emphasized. Aliyev noted that “on the whole we feel the support of the international community” and drew the attention to the PACE latest resolution on Nagorno Karabakh. “For the first time the European organization recognized Armenia aggressor, condemned the ethnic cleansing, which formed good basis for the talks,” he considers.