Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent a letter to the international community addressing the so-called return of Western Azerbaijanis.<\/p>\n
He accused the Armenian public of hatred toward the Turkish people and of living with dreams of a “Great Armenia,” which contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan and Turkey.<\/p>\n
Aliyev again referred to Armenia’s Constitution, which he claims contains territorial demands against neighbors, and spoke about the denial of the right of the so-called “Western Azerbaijanis” to return, considering it an obstacle on the “path to peace.”<\/p>\n
“Armenia must cease territorial ambitions against neighbors, take steps to preserve the cultural heritage of Azerbaijanis, allow the conduct of a UNESCO monitoring mission, and begin dialogue with the public on the issue of return,” Aliyev said.<\/p>\n
The Azerbaijani president also demanded that the Armenian authorities clearly state under what conditions the Western Azerbaijanis could return to their historic homeland.<\/p>\n
“I would like to emphasize that the desire of Western Azerbaijanis to return does not mean territorial claims against Armenia, and Armenia should refrain from attempts to present such a desire in that format,” Aliyev added.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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