“Everyone is observing the developments taking place in the world today. One can say that the conflicts around us are not subsiding — on the contrary, new conflict zones are emerging,” the head of state noted.
He also recalled the hardships Azerbaijan has endured:
“Clashes and wars are occurring, bringing about great suffering and human tragedies. We, too, know very well what war means. Our lands were under occupation for many years, and during the Second Karabakh War, Armenia not only targeted our cities, villages, and civilian infrastructure but also, so to speak, launched missiles even here — at Mingachevir. The goal was to paralyze our energy infrastructure. Even before the Second Karabakh War, Armenia resorted to various methods to threaten us, including threatening to bomb Mingachevir, destroy the dam, and disable the Mingachevir power plant.
A clear proof of this aggression is the long-range shells and missiles that fell on this territory. This was an attack against the civilian population and civil infrastructure. It is a war crime. Armenia’s war crimes are not limited to this. Armenia, which committed the Khojaly genocide, completely destroyed our settlements during the occupation, and shelled cities such as Ganja, Mingachevir, Barda, Tartar, Aghdam, and many other towns far from the conflict zone during the Second Karabakh War, is a war criminal state.”
