President: Independent country should not be lectured on how to live, what to do or what not to do

"Double standards are also tied to someone trying to lecture you on your lifestyle. Before doing so, you should look in the mirror and ask yourself if you have the right to lecture anyone,"

Operativ Media reports that President Ilham Aliyev made these remarks during his speech at the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.

The head of state noted that an independent country should not be lectured on how to live, what to do, or what not to do. "We know this. We should focus more on our own homework. What happens in other countries is the business of those people and those nations; it is not our business."