On March 18, Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, and their daughter Arzu Aliyeva viewed the progress of works carried out in the Talish village of the Tartar district, the Press Office of the Azerbaijani President reported.

Firstly, the President of Azerbaijan congratulated the people of Azerbaijan on the holiday occasion.

Regarding internal developments in Armenia and countries that support Yerevan, Aliyev stated: "Unfortunately, Armenia has not yet learned the lessons of the Second Karabakh War. Because we see that revengeful forces have risen in Armenia. Territorial claims against Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani lands are still being put forward in Armenia. We are warning the Armenian leadership to refrain from these dirty deeds. We are also warning certain countries that stand behind Armenia from here, from the liberated village of Talish, to stop these dirty deeds. No external force can shatter the will of the state and the people of Azerbaijan."

He emphasized the Second Karabakh War: "During the Second Karabakh War, so much pressure was put on us, and so much assistance was provided to Armenia. Several cargo planes full of weapons were sent to Armenia daily. Mercenaries from foreign countries were sent there. Armenia’s allies tried to stop us in different ways. But no one could stand in our way. I said that we would rather die than go back. Either the freedom of Karabakh or death!" Aliyev added: "Notice what the Armenian leadership, which used to say that 'Karabakh is Armenia, full stop,' is saying now. Today, they are asking us to give them the opportunity to live in an area of 29,000 square kilometers. Why didn't they say this during the occupation? During the occupation, why did they attempt to annex all our occupied lands under the name of the 'Nagorno-Karabakh Republic' and publish books about that?" The president stated, "There is one condition for them to live comfortably on an area of 29,000 square kilometers – Armenia must accept our conditions, officially recognize Karabakh as the territory of Azerbaijan, sign a peace treaty with us, and carry out delimitation work according to our conditions. Only under these circumstances can they live comfortably in an area of 29,000 square kilometers, which is all they want now. If Armenia does not recognize our territorial integrity, we will not recognize their territorial integrity either."

"We are standing in our native Karabakh today, in our native Zangezur land, and we will live here forever," Ilham Aliyev concluded.

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