March 18, 2008 - 11:53 AMT
Safar Abiyev: Azerbaijan ready to "win its lands back"
"Azerbaijan is ready to get its lands back by the use of force," Azeri Defense Minister Safar Abiyev said at a meeting with NATO cooperation and regional security chief, major general George Lebel.

"The Azeri army actively participates in NATO events and gains strength. The defense budget grows. Azerbaijan will never resign itself to the Armenian occupation. We will win our lands back, even by the use of force," Abiyev said, Bakililar.az reports.