“Various developments in the world are not of benefit to Armenia. Azerbaijan as a part of the Euro-Atlantic region is establishing relations with the EU and the US. Armenia is pursuing a different policy, it has other allies”, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated, CNN-Turk reports. I. Aliyev expressed assurance that “Armenia cannot compete with Azerbaijan economically.” “Azerbaijan’s budget exceeds Armenia’s four times and I have ordered the government to drive the gap up to ten times”, he stated. “Partnership with Turkey is very important for us, since Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia become a significant force in the region”, he added. “I do not doubt that we will settle the Karabakh problem. I just want it to be settled peacefully, without bloodshed”, the Azerbaijani President said.
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