President Ilham Aliyev: "Everyone knows that Azerbaijan must be reckoned with"

"We have done a lot to strengthen our independence," President Ilham Aliyev said during a meeting with public representatives in the village of Aghali, Zangilan district, on May 27, Report informs.

"In political terms, we are fully independent. No country can influence our will, and everyone knows that Azerbaijan must be reckoned with; Azerbaijan's position must be taken into account. Azerbaijan is a self-respecting state, and above all, it requires respect, and it gets it," the head of state said.