“If the talks over the Karabakh issues are fruitless, Azerbaijan will do its best to restore the territorial integrity of the country,” Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev stated upon completion of the negotiations with Russia’s Vice Premier, Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov. “Azerbaijan takes all the essential measures for the restoration of its territorial integrity including Nagorno Karabakh. Presently negotiations are being held. If they are fruitless Azerbaijan will do its best to return its territories. We referred the situation in the Caucasus and the seizure of Azeri land by Armenia. We also expressed concern over the transportation of the Russian military equipment from Georgia to Armenia,” Abiyev said noting that the military and technical cooperation between the Azerbaijan and Russia was as well discussed. “We attach great importance to the cooperation with Russia. It reached high level in all the fields,” he stated, ITAR-TASS reported.






