Nagorno-Karabakh: President Ilham Aliyev speaks to the BBC - BBC News

President Ilham Aliyev has said his forces are winning the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and said Armenia's "opportunities to compromise are shrinking".

Fighting has flared in the territory, which is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but governed by ethnic Armenians backed by the Armenian government.

The president said he saw no possibility of peace with the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan.

Since his interview with the BBC's Orla Guerin he has announced the capture of a key town in the disputed territory, although Armenia says fighting is ongoing.

[Onenation.]

Why BBC cut the interview? Azerbaijan president ask question about Julian Assange .

[bugrazer]

Lmao BBC actually cut the assange bit. So much for free and unbiased media BBC

[amirsh]

Why did you cut out the interview? the whole interview is about 50 min!!

[sassimaus]

I watched the whole interview and Aliyev spoke very eloquently. The interviewer didn't interview him, she acted like a prosecutor. Western media generally are bias against muslim countries an non- objective and have a very double standard. The interviewer even had the audacity to "accidentally" call Karabakh Armenia- the double standard and disrespect is unbelievable. But I bet if Azerbaijan occupied territories of Armenia they wouldn't give Azerbaijan the same bypass they give Armenia.

Talking about freedom of speech while at the same breath deliberately cutting the Assange part just proves my point. He destroyed her.

[whatintheworld]

LOL ASSENGE PART IS ERASED. BBC? WHY? YOU NEED TO GIVE THE ALL PART OF INTERVIEW.

[uterzemson]

Where is the part about the Assange? The part where the president bitchslaped the BBC.

[deeXaeed]

His assange bit was great. But wasn't published. Very free media.

[Paul-ecck]

Please show everyone Julian Assange part and prove everyone your free media.

[timwong]

“How do you assess what happened to Mr. Assange. Is it a reflection of free media in your country?”

[m.orhanyurtoglu]

After spending almost seven years inside the embassy, Assange was arrested by British police on 11 April 2019. It.

[jumpy]

Why did you cut out the part where he utterly humiliated you with your biased questions?

[mehmetonurb.]

Where is the full version why you cut the assange and free media part, biased media bbc..

[mohamedmecheter]

Aliyef: What about Assange?
BBC journalist: ....

[babywolf]

Europe shows us how "free media" should be like by cutting of Asange part of this video

[arturavanesyan]

An honest and very intelligent president !

[hokkabuzz]

Aliyev : What about Assange? is it free media? BBC: ...Let's cut this part because he's right.. Audiance: Coffin dance for BBC..

[obsiyea]

Where is the bit where he asked about Julian Assange? Free media at its best.

[adansantur]

BBC has never talked about Iraq what British had done.

[zahidghaffar]

Victorius president. He is very brave PM who loves his country and peoples. Pakistan always stand with azerbaijan.🇵🇰🇦🇿🇹🇷

[naeembhatti]

She is doing a one side interview but salutes to the president