Azerbaijan President Criticizes OSCE Minsk Group Inaction On Armenia’s Illegal Activities

Mushvig Mehdiyev

In a recent interview, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan gave a broad insight into the settlement process of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and accused the OSCE Minsk Group for its inaction on Armenia's illegal occupation of Azerbaijani lands.

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