I urge both peoples to come to their senses. You cannot be so stupid as to be led by political forces. I do not want young guys to die from either side.

Khalid Amirbekov, 71, a pensioner: “I don’t want there to be a war. We do not need the help of the Turks, we ourselves can stand up for our homeland.” They’re all afraid of Turkey and so they turn the whole world against Turkey. What did Russia or the United States do? Besides Turkey, we have no other friend. And what has France done over these 30 years? Nothing. Macron tells our president now what to do. Mirmakhmud Kamran, 35, a banker: “Our grandfathers used to live with the Armenians peacefully.

Why does no one ask them what they are doing on the territory of Azerbaijan? Let our districts be liberated and we will lay down our arms.”

(French President Emmanuel) Macron says ‘Stop the war.’ But who wants to fight? Let him tell Armenia to liberate the territories that they have occupied. Let this conflict be resolved peacefully. We raised his son, who is 25 years old now. Zahra Ahundlu, 47, a doctor: “I remember very well how it all began.

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