On the fourth anniversary of the occupation of Shushi, Aliyev issues  new threats against Armenia

ArmInfo. On the fourth anniversary of the occupation of Shushi, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, the permanent leader, has once again issued threats against Armenia and sought to portray the outcome of the 44-day Nagorno-Karabakh war as solely his own achievement.

He then boasted about the forceful resolution of this conflict, emphasizing the impunity he felt. "Although many countries standing behind Armenia tried to pressure us into accepting this occupation through various means, the Azerbaijani people remember very well how the great powers and the mediators who allegedly tried to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, repeatedly claimed that there was no military solution.  Their plans were not to resolve the issue or end the occupation, but keep Azerbaijani lands under Armenian occupation forever," stated Aliyev, who had occupied sovereign Armenian territories. He went on to accuse "Western admirers" of Armenia of trying to portray Armenia as a "dove of peace."

 " For 30 years, all the Minsk Group co-chairs, have supported Armenia: some provided weapons for free, some gave money, and some offered both weapons and money, while giving political support to maintain the occupation of "our lands," Aliyev continued. He bragged about the aggression and de-Armenization of Artsakh, acknowledging that his regime is gradually erasing traces of Armenian presence on centuries-old Armenian territory following ethnic cleansing. 

Then Aliyev began openly threatening Armenia. "However, there is one question, and we should not forget that today the anti-Azerbaijani forces, who do not want to accept the current situation, the Islamophobes and Azerbaijanophobes in some Western capitals, are encouraging Armenia towards a new war. This could be a complete tragedy for the Armenian state. I have repeatedly tried to explain to the Armenian side in my official speeches and during our interactions, that they should avoid this path. Armenia needs to abandon its policy of arming itself. I have stated this many times, and they should heed my words. It is not too late to stop, they will never be able to compete with us," said Aliyev confidently, seemingly convinced that cargo planes with weapons can only land at Baku airport daily. Additionally, he declared that the events surrounding Artsakh are "not just a defeat for Armenia, but a bitter and humiliating defeat for those who stand behind it."