Ilham Aliyev:”azerbaijan Supports the Consolidation of Efforts in the Fight Against International Terrorism”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has addressed at the 4th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held in Shanghai, APA reports.

Touching security issues in Asia, Ilham Aliyev noted that safety measures in Asia are part of global security. “We support a complex approach to security. Issues such as the fight against terrorism, regional, energy, transport and information security, settlement of "frozen" conflicts are closely linked with each other and dictate the need to demonstrate a common position for the security of mankind”.

According to the President, Azerbaijan supports the consolidation of efforts in the fight against international terrorism. “Azerbaijan became a victim of terror. Only in the years of independence, the Armenian terrorist organizations under the leadership of Armenian state structures carried out more than 30 terrorist attacks against Azerbaijan, which killed more than 2,000 people,” said President Aliyev.

Ilham Aliyev said: “These terrorist acts are part of the aggressive policy of Armenia against Azerbaijan. As a result of this policy, 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories - Nagorno Karabakh, which is our historical land and surrounding 7 regions were occupied by Armenia. In these areas a policy of ethnic cleansing was carried out, more than 1...