Blaming Azerbaijan for unwillingness to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would be injustice, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday.

He made the remarks at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the results of socio-economic development in the nine months of 2016 and future objectives.

Recalling the great military victory Azerbaijan achieved in April of this year, the president noted that the April fighting is a glorious page in the country’s history.

“The Azerbaijani army liberated parts of Aghdere, Fuzuli, and Jabrayil from the invaders, raising Azerbaijan’s flag in those lands,” said Ilham Aliyev. “More than 2,000 hectares of lands were liberated from the invaders, and another area larger than them came under our control.”

The Azerbaijani army has gained complete superiority along the contact line and is able to eliminate any target on the enemy side, he added.

The head of state said the mediators have become more active since the April fighting.

“You know there were meetings in May and June. But now we are in the month of October,” the president said and noted that resorting to its dirty tactics and relying on the lobby’s support, Armenia wants to distract the world’s attention from this issue.

“We must not allow this and the conflict has to be resolved as soon as possible,” he added.

“But both you and the Azerbaijani community know that Armenia alone is not to blame for this issue still being unsolved. The Armenians has great supporters, offering them money, weapon, lobbyist support, etc. This is why the issue has not been resolved,” said Ilham Aliyev, calling for a clarification of this issue.

The president pointed out that Azerbaijan is faced with double standards and failure to resolve the conflict does not earn the UN Security Council any honor.

“The UN Security Council has adopted four resolutions, which have been unfulfilled for more than 20 years. At least they should respect their own decisions. Now we can clearly see how Armenia violates international law,” he said.

Azerbaijan remains committed to a peaceful resolution to the conflict and is making efforts in this direction, the president noted.

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