President Ilham Aliyev: No force can affect our principled position

Baku, October 9 (AzerTAc). “No force can affect our principled position. We will restore our territorial integrity,” said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev as he made opening speech at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the results of the country`s socioeconomic development in nine months of 2014 and objectives for the future. The head of state said: “The key role in this is played by political, diplomatic, economic and military factors. I have repeatedly said this and I want to say again that a significant role is also played by the demographic factor.” “According to official Armenian statistics, the country's population has decreased by 80,000 people in the first nine months of this year alone. So 80,000 Armenian citizens have left the country for good. This trend will continue for the rest of the year, so the Armenian population will fall by more than 100,000 people. The population of Azerbaijan is growing and will continue grow. This, in turn, will play a fundamental role in conflict resolution and regional panorama as a whole,” President Ilham Aliyev said. “The exodus of Armenians from the country has several causes: corruption, dictatorship, limited business opportunities, unemployment and poverty. Of course, after the recent events on the frontline this exodus assumed an even greater scale,” the head of state said. The President warned that if Armenia resorts to provocations once again, it will get another worthy rebuff and see this provocation give an impetus to a new wave of exodus. “In short, I want to say again that Azerbaijani society should rest assured that we will not back down from our position of principle. We are committed and will strive to ensure that the issue is resolved, and it will be resolved,” he added.