On the threshold of the meeting with RA President Serzh Sargsyan on Karabakh conflict settlement, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made a regular warlike statement.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of a new settlement for refuges, near Veyisli village, Aliyev newly voiced doubt about effectiveness of negotiation process, OSCE Minsk Group efforts in conflict resolution, as well as UN Security Council activities.

“UN Security Council adopted 4 resolutions. There is no structure above it around the globe. But if its decisions are not carried out, it means either Council’s influence is depreciated, or the norms of international law do not work. If that is the case, everyone should know what to do. If international law does not work, then we should know where we stand. We just want to do it by means of negotiations, diplomatically. On the other hand, it is not right to be tolerant of the current situation. If Armenia considers that we will permanently hold the talks, it is a fallacy. We do it as log as hope that the issue will be settled and up to the moment till we hope for success. But if we see that Armenian side is merely protracting the process and wishes to &‘perpetuate’ the issue, the talks will break off,” Aliyev stated.

Commenting on the upcoming meeting with RA President, Aliyev underlined that recent meetings “were unproductive”, blaming on Armenian side as usual, that according to him demonstrated “absolutely deconstructive position.” However this time, Azerbaijani President emphasized, this will be a “decisive meeting”: “We go to the meeting having our program. The meeting should play a pivotal role in the negotiation process. If it yields no result, our hope for talks will end.” In this case, Aliyev did not rule out the possibility that Azerbaijan will prefer military showdown, if loses hope for diplomatic solution. “If the hope for talks comes to an end, we will have no choice. We should be ready to this too,” Aliyev said, outlining that the country “is justified in liberating its territories by coercive methods.”

Aliyev said the reason for Armenia’s “deconstructive position” is the intensification of Armenian-Turkish diplomatic relations through negotiations. However, Azerbaijani leader expressed confidence that Armenian-Turkish border will not open: “The current developments prove it will not happen. Both Azerbaijan’s set-foot stance and that of Turkish society, statements by Turkish authorities, their pledges given to us – all this proves that Armenian-Turkish relations cannot be normalized without Karabakh conflict settlement.”

At that, he underlined that “Azerbaijan will never agree to Nagorno-Karabakh independence.”