From the speech of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the 1st forum of leaders of Azerbaijani and Turkish diaspora organizations

9 March 2007

Our ancestral lands, the Khanate of Iravan, Zangezur district, and other lands have now become the lands of the Armenian state. These are our historical lands, but we do not assert territorial claims against Armenia. However, we can assert, because the territory where Armenia is located today is the ancient Turkish and Azerbaijani lands.