August 9, 2003 - 00:02 AMT
ILHAM ALIYEV PROMISES TO CONTINUE EFFORTS FOR NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
Newly appointed Azeri prime minister Ilham Aliyev promised to continue efforts aiming at the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. As reported by Ekho newspaper the presidential contender told journalists yesterday. "We should try to settle the conflict peacefully. Azeri people want peace but not war", - the prime minister said. At the same time he voiced an opinion that the situation is developing in favor of Azerbaijan. "If all the opportunities are evidently exhausted Azerbaijan will have the full right to undertake measures to restore its territorial integrity", - Aliyev junior said.