15:01 - 9.03.2023

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March 9, Fineko/abc.az. Immediately after the end of the war in November 2020, we took the initiative to start peace negotiations and presented the famous five principles that could become the basis for concluding a peace agreement with Armenia. We hope that the international actors who are trying to help in this matter will convince Armenia not to miss this chance.

ABC.AZ reports that President Ilham Aliyev made this statement on 9 March at the opening ceremony of the X Global Baku Forum on the theme "The World Today: Challenges & Hopes".
The Azerbaijani leader stressed that Armenia has lost the chance to become an independent country.

“They have become completely dependent, a kind of colony of another country, and now, perhaps, of other countries. Because of the aggression against us, they missed their chance to become truly independent and build their future. Now they have a chance to start behaving like a neighbor with their neighbors. We want peace. We don't want another war. And we think that peace is achievable,” the head of state added.