ArmInfo. "From my point of view, the statements that Yerevan and Zangezur are the historical territories of Azerbaijan, Aliyev only weakened his position on the international arena." This was announced by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin at a press conference in the Armenian parliament on March 26.
Zatulin noted that such a statement was intended solely for the internal audience. "I do not think that the statements about Aliyev's territorial claims should be taken seriously," the deputy said.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a claim to Yerevan at the 6th congress of the New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), calling it the historic Azerbaijani territory. "We must not forget and do not forget about our historical lands. This should be the direction of our future activities, as we are now working in this direction. Our historical lands are the Yerevan Khanate, Zangezur-Goycha. And we, Azerbaijanis, should return to these lands. This is our political and strategic goal, and we should approach this goal step-by-step, "Aliyev said. He also stressed that the policy of isolating Armenia from all regional projects will continue until the "Azerbaijani territories" are liberated.