00:00 Azerbaijan, as you know, has been a country which has been suffering from occupation of
00:06 its territories in a blunt violation of international law.
00:11 Territorial integrity of my country has been violated and there has been times when one
00:18 person out of eight in the country has been either a refugee or an internally displaced
00:24 person as a result of that occupation.
00:27 Notwithstanding the four resolutions of UN Security Council which demanded unconditional
00:36 withdrawal of Armenian troops from the territory of Azerbaijan, these have not been enforced
00:44 and notwithstanding all the efforts for over a quarter of a century by mediators, including
00:50 France, and therefore Azerbaijan acting in line with international order and exercising
00:58 its right of self-defense has restored territorial integrity.
01:03 I also have to underline that our position for territorial integrity is consistent with
01:09 international law and is applied to all disputes which arise in international law.
01:20 Same is true with respect to our position to one China policy as an example.
01:26 And yes, Azerbaijan stands firmly on the basis of international law and against any attempts
01:34 to fuel new confrontation in the region because we believe that it's a time for peace and
01:39 prosperity and therefore unilateral actions aimed at fueling revanchism and especially
01:47 after having a chance to be a mediator being unsuccessful mediator, not a single square
01:54 meter of occupied lands was liberated as a result of that.
02:01 And being a Monday morning quarterback, we do not believe it's a constructive approach
02:07 to the process.
