"It was a historical achievement last August when two countries initialed peace agreement, thus putting an end to three decades plus of war and bloodshed," President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in his speech at a panel discussion on "Defining the Economic Identity of Eurasia" held within the framework of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, APA's correspondent dispatched to Davos reports.
“The uniqueness of this peace deal is that it was signed less than in two years after the last bloody clash. So it demonstrates that if you have a strong political will from both sides and commitment to peace, then you can reconcile in a relatively short period of time. What has been signed today is transforming into the practical results. Not only we live in peace for five, six months only, and we enjoy this situation. Neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan as independent countries ever lived in peace. When we became independent in 1991, we were already at military standoff. But today the benefits of peace are reflected into beginning of cooperation. First cargo from Azerbaijan of critical oil products are being transported to Armenia, and in itself it brings the prices down. So it was absolutely unimaginable maybe two or three years before, but today it is a reality. And I think nothing can interfere into this process. What we need to do more, I think both sides, is to demonstrate the results of living in peace, so that we can also witness the full support of our societies through this process. Really what has been achieved is a tremendous benefit to Armenia, to Azerbaijan, to the Southern Caucasus, and it sets an example of how the countries which were in very deep hostile terms now transform into a phase of cooperation," the head of state noted.
