Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has used false arguments to make territorial claims to Armenia.

"Armenia questions the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, which forces Azerbaijan to take such steps in connection with its territory," Aliyev said at the opening of the IX Global Baku Forum.

"If Armenia continues to question our territorial integrity, Azerbaijan will have no choice but to question Armenia's territorial integrity," he said.

According to him, "... the history of the last century shows that in November 1920, six months after the sovietization of Azerbaijan, the Soviet authorities took the historical part of our country, Zangazur [(Zangezur)], and annexed it to Armenia. Therefore, if Armenia demands status for the Armenians of Karabakh, why shouldn't the Azerbaijanis demand status for the Azerbaijanis in Western Zangazur? Ultimately, that area was completely inhabited by Azerbaijanis. "

"I believe that the Armenian government should not forget the lessons of the second Karabakh war, should learn those lessons well, and renounce any territorial claims against Azerbaijan," he said.

According to Aliyev, the vision of the Caucasus is cooperation, integration, and peace in the region.

"Azerbaijan has already made its proposals to take the first step. We have discussed this issue with the Georgian side. The Georgian government supports the idea of holding a trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia in Georgia to start a dialogue. Unfortunately, the Armenian side refuses. And I do not know what the reason is, I do not find a strong explanation for that. As far as I know, there was also a proposal from one of the European organizations, and again it was rejected. If Armenia does not want peace, then what does it want? If [it wants] a new war, it will have catastrophic consequences for them," the Azerbaijani president said.