Azerbaijani President: "No one can speak to us in language of ultimatums"

“We suggest that the forces, the fraudsters and corrupt politicians who are located far from our region but pursue their own political agenda and use the Armenian people as a tool, exploiting them and, as the saying goes, having betrayed them in hard times, leave us alone!"

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made this call as he addressed the nation on September 20, as reported by Caliber.Az.

“Let the South Caucasus, this region which has been the site of fighting, wars and bloody clashes for centuries, breathe freely. We have had enough! We demand this”, President Aliyev stated.

He continued further, saying, that "the position of the Armenian state yesterday [September 19] and today [September 20] gives hope. It gives hope that the day is not far off when Azerbaijan and Armenia will settle the issues between them, sign a peace treaty, and the countries of the South Caucasus start working on future cooperation in a trilateral format. But at the same time, I must also say that those who despise us, those who despise our land, and those who have set their sights on our lands should never, ever forget that the iron fist stands in its place and will always be in its place! No one can speak to us in the language of dictations and ultimatums! Let no one forget this! Don't forget that Garabagh is Azerbaijan!”