Azerbaijani President: 'You should never step back, even in the face of someone stronger than you'

“Just notice how many tragedies were unleashed on our people in a matter of two years. If anyone believed that by handing over Iravan to Armenia in 1918 we could have insured ourselves against bigger problems, the handover of Zangazur to Armenia shows again that it was an erroneous and wrong act and, as I said, an act of treason,” said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as he met with a group of intellectuals from Western Azerbaijan on December 24, Report informs.

“You should never step back, you should always protect your rights, especially your native land, even in the face of someone stronger than you,” President Ilham Aliyev noted.