Ilham Aliyev about Ukraine:
"The most important thing for Ukraine is not to accept the occupation of its territory. Western partners told me that you lost, that you have to endure the occupation of land and that you need to reconsider your attitude towards territorial integrity. But I always answered - no! I was criticized for being stubborn and inflexible, but always I did not answer.
My advice to you - never accept the violation of territorial integrity. Second advice - always trust your own sources and do not listen to the decisions of international organizations, they have no effect - Armenia has not complied with the UN decision to withdraw troops from the territory of Azerbaijan for 30 years. .
I understand that we are a minority, they will not help us. Azerbaijan needs a strong army and a strong economy and this has been done. We needed a new generation - a generation that would go all the way for the sake of territorial integrity. Most of this generation has not seen Karabakh with their own eyes...
Our expenses for the army were high, but our motivation and patriotism were great, and it was clear to us that a lot of help would come to Armenia, but that did not stop us. I gave the Prime Minister of Armenia the opportunity to withdraw his troops, but he did not believe that Azerbaijan would win. But we moved forward and in the end Armenia had to accept our demands. The most important thing is the victorious spirit of the nation. We are proud of what we do now. We support Ukraine's territorial integrity and have excellent relations with both Russia and Ukraine.
The principles of territorial integrity should not be violated. Meanwhile, we support the territorial integrity of both Moldova and Georgia. We were invited to negotiate with Armenia, but the Armenians were deaf. The more we worked, the more arrogant they got. But who now affirms our territorial integrity? Those who said "Karabakh is Armenia" a few years ago..."
