Ilham Aliyev: "Despite the complete destruction of the territories, we offered peace to Armenia"

"Despite all the devastation caused by the Armenians in the once occupied territories of Azerbaijan, we offered peace to Armenia."

Qazet.az reports that the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said this at the opening ceremony of the Azerbaijan National Urban Planning Forum in Aghdam on the theme "Sustainable Development Goals" and "New Urban Agenda" - as the leading force of recovery and reconstruction in the post-conflict period.

"Despite what you saw in Aghdam after the end of the war, the complete destruction of these areas and the suffering of our people, we offered peace to Armenia. We proposed five basic principles of international law that will form the basis of the peace agreement," the head of state said.