Sabir Rustamkhanly: "Nobody knows how to settle the Karabakh problem better than Russia"

He said Azerbaijan's geopolitical interests demand holding a balanced policy, considering the fact that there are millions of our compatriots in Russia.

"Russia is a big and influential country and Azerbaijan has always been near it. Despite the destructive influence of the world forces, both countries should preserve the traditional friendship.

Azerbaijan's integration into the Euroatlantic area, application of new technologies and economic development should not become the cause of worsening of our relations with Russia, as the said process occurs in Russia too. In this sense, the official policy of Azerbaijan and Russia is considered positive.

Yet both Russia and Azerbaijan know the main reason of the disaster. Owing to the Soviet army, Azerbaijan has lost 20% of its lands. In this connection, Azerbaijani society considers that the resolution of the Karabakh problem mostly depends on Russia, as no one excect for this country knows how to settle this problem.

As Russia sometimes adheres to double standards in the resolution of the Karabakh problem, this worsens the relations between our countries.

Another problem is connected with Azerbaijanis, residing in Russia. Their problems are the same: people, who have been building their lives for years, should begin everything anew. I consider it correct to remove the language barrier. Russia also attempts to preserve its rights.

But it should be taken into account that hundreds of Azerbaijanis, who work at its factories and plants, do not cause harm to the country. Azerbaijanis do not create problems in Russia, like Russians do not create problems in Azerbaijan. The cooperation of the two peoples is mutually profitable. In this connection, it is important to pay greater attention to Azerbaijani diaspora and familiarize it with the sociopolitical activity of Russia", said he.

Sabir Rustamkhanly also added that international organizations are not concerned too much with the fact that there are over a million of refugees in Azerbaijan.

"Azerbaijan intends to preserve its territorial integrity and this may encourage the country for the military way of the conflict resolution", concluded the Milli Medjlis deputy.

/Day.Az/