Aliyev Threatens Armenia with New War

The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has stated that Armenia's stance on raising the issue of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh is "fruitless."

“Unfortunately, the question of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh is still being raised, which is completely unpromising. I think this is harmful and dangerous for Armenia in its current dire situation. They should not forget the lessons of the second Nagorno-Karabakh war. If Armenia continues to make territorial claims against Azerbaijan, it will be difficult for us to refrain from reciprocal demands against Armenia. We have more grounds in terms of the historical affiliation of the same region of ‘Zangezur and Lake Goycha’ for territorial claims. But we do not showcase them,” said Aliyev in an interview with the Russian magazine “National Defense.”

“It is better for them not to anger and annoy us, but to agree as long as our proposal is on the table. The same can repeat in this case as well. We offered Armenia to stop in time. We proposed that they voluntarily leave our territories, but they did not agree, and now they are reaping the bitter fruits,” Aliyev threatened.