Elman Abdullayev: "Armenian President once again tried to mislead his people and the world."

In his inauguration speech, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan once again tried to mislead his people and the world, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said, commenting on the statement by the President of Armenia that Yerevan offers peace based on human values.

"I wonder what Sargsyan implies? Apparently, occupation of the territory of a neighbouring country, a complete violation of international law, bloody ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Armenian forces on the territory of Azerbaijan, the Khojaly genocide when men in military uniforms now leading Armenia spared neither women nor children," Abdullayev said, Trend reports.

According to him, given these facts, human values are seen by Armenian President exclusively in the light of his own views.
Today, there is no peace and stability in the region and the constant tightening of the peace process by official Yerevan is a blow to the prospects of stability, prosperity and development of the region, Abdullayev said.

"Armenia is the only one to blame for this. Attempts by the internationally recognised aggressor to blame others for their failures look very primitive and irresponsible," he said.

Commenting on Sargsyan's words about a new reality in which Armenia lives, Abdullayev said Azerbaijan has directed the full potential for the development of the region and successfully implemented the plan over several years acting as the initiator of many regional projects of global importance.

"Unfortunately, Armenia misses opportunity after opportunity to become involved in these regional processes and its leadership is the only one to blame. Economic growth, as well as other components of Sargsyan's 'new reality' are impossible without participation in these projects," he said.

The result of the so-called economic growth in Armenia is evident. The country is not developing and the fragile economic situation is not going to change without regional cooperation, Abdullayev said.

According to him, in the first place this short-sighted policy of Yerevan affects people who are forced to leave Armenia in search of a better life.

"The Armenian president shamelessly deceives his own people saying not a word of truth about the current reality. Lack of pragmatism of the leadership of Armenia has a very negative impact on the economy as a whole and on each citizen of Armenia in particular," Abdullayev said.