Ilham Aliyev: Armenia’s next failed attempt

Although Armenia had tried to break the negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, it failed to achieve this, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the meeting dedicated to results of socio-economic development in nine months of 2017.

President Aliyev said that Azerbaijan's position remains unchanged and the country's territorial integrity is not a matter of negotiations.

"Will not allow the creation of a second Armenian state on its territory,"  said the head of state.

Noting that in nine months of 2017, Azerbaijan developed successfully and comprehensively, and the dynamic development was provided in all spheres, Ilham Aliyev stressed that the country's economic indicators are positive.

Non-oil economy rose by 2.5 percent in nine months of 2017, which is the result of the policy pursued in recent years. President Aliyev noted that during the period, the non-oil industry rose by 3.1 percent, agriculture by 2.8 percent, foreign trade turnover by 7 percent.

Azerbaijan's currency reserves totaled $42 billion in nine months of 2017, said the head of state.

"We are thinking about long-term sustainable development and the country's economic opportunities are one of the main conditions for its independence," he said. 

The president highlighted that the foreign currency reserves, which rose by $4.5 billion, are one of the successes of these nine months.

During this period, the process of creating new jobs was carried out successfully and 226,000 new jobs were created in the nine months, said President Aliyev.