TASK DEFINITION: In this task, given a sentence in the Chinese language, your task is to convert it into the English language.
PROBLEM: 总统伊利哈姆·阿利耶夫多次表示，他愿意诉诸武力以维护阿塞拜疆的统治，石油财富使任何地方军备竞赛都有利于支持阿塞拜疆。

SOLUTION: On multiple occasions president Ilham Aliyev has stated his willingness to resort to force in order to assert Azeri rule, with oil wealth tipping any local arms race in favour of Azerbaijan.

PROBLEM: 苏格兰首席大臣亚历克斯·萨尔蒙德表示，对洛克比空难的调查仍在继续。

SOLUTION: According to Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, the investigation into the Lockerbie bombing is ongoing.

PROBLEM: 他们说，由于农田和农作物的洪水，农业生产可能会急剧下降。

SOLUTION:
They said that agricultural production is likely to drop dramatically due to flooding of farmland and crops.