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    Extremism "rearing its ugly head" in Azerbaijan - Armenian MP

    Arminfo
    24 Sep 04

    Yerevan

    Under the new president of Azerbaijan, extremist forces have "reared
    their ugly head" and become more active in that country, Vahan
    Ovanesyan, deputy speaker of the Armenian National Assembly and a
    member of the bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation -
    Dashnaktsutyun ARFD , said during a press conference at the National
    Press Club today.

    He said that the latest frequent firefights on the border are not
    necessarily coordinated from Baku, but there is no doubt that there
    were much fewer cases of the sort under Azerbaijan's ex-President
    Heydar Aliyev.

    Vaan Ovanesyan did not rule out that Baku has made a certain secret
    decision to gradually "freeze" Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO, and
    the refusal to allow Armenian officers to attend NATO exercises served
    as an opportunity to implement this decision. "It is obvious that
    under Ilham Aliyev, extremists have become more daring, and it cannot
    be ruled out that extremists are using the Azerbaijani president's
    support. He will not dare to issue a direct order to resume the
    hostilities, but the situation might get out of hand at any moment,"
    the MP said.
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