Ilham Aliyev says right to self-defense should be applicable to all states, including Azerbaijan

The right to self-defense should be applicable to all states, including Azerbaijan, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at a press conference held in Belgrade together with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Report informs, citing AZERTAC.

"As a result, when we saw that all these efforts, including the negotiations, were proving ineffective, we used the factor of force. International law gave us this opportunity, the UN Charter gave us this opportunity. The right to self-defense should be applicable to all states, including Azerbaijan. We restored our territorial integrity by force, we restored justice, and the people of Azerbaijan have been rebuilding the liberated lands for two years now – restoring buildings, rebuilding the entire territory covering an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers," the head of state said.