Aliyev says Ukrainian, Karabakh conflicts similar

"Had the Armenian-Azeri conflict been resolved, Ukraine may not have faced this conflict now because the same scenario is taking place there; the same violation of territorial integrity, the same result, occupation and separatism,” Aliyev said, speaking at the 51st Munich Security Conference on Saturday. "It is as though they are mirror reflections of one another."

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict was overshadowed by other important international events, but the Ukrainian issue attracted some attention, he said.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has been mediating the Armenian-Azeri conflict for years without any result, Aliyev said.

"The OSCE has an ad hoc team dealing with this conflict. It is called the Minsk Group and co-chaired by three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: Russia, France and the United States. This group has been functioning for more than 22 years now but no results have been achieved," Aliyev said.