I have said many times over this month, and I can say again, that if the Prime Minister of Armenia undertakes to evacuate the remaining territories, we are ready to stop today. The statement came from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Republica on November 2, when asked if the war would lead to more bloodshed and affect the partnership with Italy. "I do not think so. First, I think the sooner the war ends, the better. We made such a proposal and our proposal was very constructive. I have said many times over this month, and I can say again, that if the Prime Minister of Armenia undertakes to evacuate the remaining territories, we are ready to stop today. He has not yet made such a commitment. When asked about compromises, he always speaks without determining his own destiny. But self-determination is not a compromise they must make.
Their compromise should be the evacuation of all occupied territories in accordance with the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions and basic principles. The basic principles say that first five districts and then two districts should be vacated. We have already liberated four districts unilaterally. Therefore, he must say that he will withdraw his troops from the occupied territories of Agdam, Kalbajar and Lachin regions. However, he does not make a statement. This shows that he does not want the war to stop. We are ready, this is the first. I do not think it will cause any problems with our partners. We have special relations with Italy. We have signed a document called the Strategic Partnership Document. I paid an official visit to Italy before the pandemic, it was very successful, and we went home with big plans. I am sure we will implement these plans, although the pandemic has interfered with them a bit. However, these plans were not mainly related to the energy sector. I think we have fulfilled all our plans in the field of energy. I think that today Italy is our main trading partner for oil supplies. Soon we will celebrate the opening of TAP, which will complete the Southern Gas Corridor. In addition, many Italian companies have been successfully operating in Azerbaijan for many years. We plan to invite more Italian companies as contractors. By the way, here they have completed many important petrochemical projects, and we attended the opening ceremony together with President Mattarella. Therefore, I am confident that this conflict will not affect our relations not only with Italy, but also with any country. I am sure of that, "said President Ilham Aliyev
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