Baku declaration signed at ECO summit

Azerbaijan wants to resolve the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict over Daqliq Qarabaq conflict in a peaceable way and is sure that there are still chances for it, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated in Baku on May to the opening of the 9th summit of the ECO members-states. The Head of state sated that the patience of the Azerbaijani people is limited. The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict can be resolved only within the framework of the international rule of law.

"Armenian occupants forces must leave the Azerbaijani lands and the Azerbaijani ought to be repatriated to there native lands in order to restore justice. Any agreement out of this agreement is impossible, as it is a requirement of the international law," Aliyev said. The territorial integrity of Azerbaijan cannot be topic of talks. The President voiced his gratitude to ECO countries for recognition of Azerbaijan’s position. The President stated that there are all terms among ECO member-states for comprehensive development of economic relationships, whilst their deepening requires the strengthening of necessary measures in security of the region.

"Azerbaijan takes an active part in the process and will continue doing so. However, there are a number of questions exciting concerns. First of all these are issues of combating international terror, which also requires unification of efforts of all countries," the President underlined, noting that all terror organizations should be viewed from one and the same point. He reminded that Azerbaijan is a country which suffered from this problem.

The Armenian terror organizations organized over 30 terror attacks on Azerbaijan, which resulted in death of over 2000 innocent civilians. The ongoing conflict broken out by Armenia in respect to Azerbaijan is the major obstacle in the regional, Aliyev underscored. We want the number of huge regional projects to grow, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated Aliyev, which is chairing in the gathering, said that the economic potential of the member-states increases constantly, while Azerbaijan realizes more and more number of big regional projects, which attaches great importance.

Last year the country's economic growth comprised 26%, while in the quarter of 2006 a rise of GDP was 40% and this figure will be maintained in 2006. Aliyev said that at present Azerbaijan participates in the projects on the Caspian oil and gas delivery to the Caspian. Upon ommissioning the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export pipeline the economic situation and security in the region and security will get intensified, he underlined. The Azerbaijani President also appreciated the mutual relationships with Iran in joint energy and gas projects.