Azerbaijani President: If the Armenian side declares its commitment to the basic principles, we will immediately talk about the transfer of Lachin, Kalbajar and part of the Aghdam region to the control of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani President: If the Armenian side declares its commitment to the basic principles, we will immediately talk about the transfer of Lachin, Kalbajar and part of the Aghdam region to the control of Azerbaijan.
# 28 October 2020 23:22 (UTC +04:00)

"This will again depend on the behavior of the Armenian side. As you know, there should be talks between the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Geneva tomorrow. We will see there how the Armenian side is committed to the basic principles. From now on, we will assess for ourselves whether these principles are relevant today. However, during this month, I have repeatedly stated that Azerbaijan as a whole has adopted these principles, and, of course, there are certain points that do not satisfy us. As for the return of five districts in the first stage, of course, this is no longer actual. Because the basic principles set the order of return of the territories," President Ilham Aliyev said this in an interview with Russia's Interfax news agency, APA reports.

The President of Azerbaijan noted that in the first stage, five districts, Kalbajar and Lachin districts in the second stage, and then the return of Azerbaijanis to the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh: "In principle, the return of all IDPs to their former places of residence. Therefore, we have practically completed the first stage. Therefore, if the Armenian side now declares its commitment to the basic principles, we will immediately talk about the transfer of the currently occupied Lachin, Kalbajar and part of the Aghdam region to the control of Azerbaijan. Thus, we will facilitate the work of mediators to some extent. Because one of the important points will be implemented and we will not have to wait for any second stage. That stage must begin immediately. If we agree on a political settlement, Armenian troops must be withdrawn immediately from the Kalbajar and Lachin regions, as well as from part of the Aghdam region. ”

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