Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told Euronews that global stability is unlikely in the coming months or years.
“The old world order seems to exist no longer. So, no one knows the new configuration of the international community’s interaction. There are different opinions. But what is obvious is that each country should be more focused on its capabilities, not rely on any assistance or even on international law,” the Azerbaijani president explained.
“For about 30 years, there has been a ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which was reached in the spring of 1994, but this does not mean that the war is over. The situation has changed. And the war ends only when you have a peace agreement,” Aliyev emphasized.
According to him, the South Caucasus region has been in a state of confrontation and hostility for decades, and today, it is important to protect it from any crisis surrounding it.
Now that we have relatively calm periods, we should focus on creating comprehensive security mechanisms, eliminating any threat of a new military confrontation, and trying to live in the neighborhood, as we were used to during the Soviet Union,” he said.
Speaking about the current state of Baku’s relations with Armenia, the Azerbaijani President noted that stability is achieved only through an agreement. “Until a peace agreement is signed, there will be no stability here,” Aliyev concluded.
