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PanArmenian News Analysis
March 30 2005
BAKU RADICALS INTEND TO `JOIN' ARMENIA TO AZERBAIJAN
Established in Baku, there is an organization that has taken up that
mission.
A new non-governmental organization with an intriguing name "Western
Azerbaijan Liberation Front" was established in Azerbaijan. The
intrigue is that saying Western Azerbaijan the founders of the
organization mean Republic of Armenia. The name of the organization
reveals its goals. In the upcoming conference the members of the
organizational committee will decide how they are going to join
Armenia to Azerbaijan.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ However, in the statutes of the organization it is
not written that its members are going to seize Armenia. Formally the
aim of the organization is to protect the interests of the "Western
Azerbaijanian" emigrants and of course to struggle for their return.
The founders of the organization intent to attract public attention
by applying to European Court of Human Rights, bringing a suite
against Armenia with a demand to pay compensation to all the refugees
who have left Azerbaijan in 1988-90. In the process they intend to
win 8 milliard (!) dollars which is 50 thousand for each refugee. But
here it is very important to mention that the absolute majority of
160 thousand Azeris left selling their houses and property. If we
regard the logics of the founders acceptable then we should say that
official Baku has to pay Armenia 20 milliard dollars. (it will be
enough for 40 years of comfortable life). Thus, it is quite obvious
that the reckless scheme invented by Azerbaijan does not serve the
interests of Azerbaijan. So, it is clear that the initiative will be
prevented by state authorities.
Speaking about state authorities it should be mentioned that "Western
Azeris" are displeased with them since the authorities have not
fulfilled the demand of the "front" to allot lands to Azeri emigrants
from Armenia. And in general, the founders of the movement say that
"eastern brothers" do not feel sympathy towards them. "In Azerbaijan
we were met quite coldly" said the chairman of organizational
committee for creating the "Western Azerbaijan Liberation Front"
Rizvan Talibov in a recent press-conference. So, it is clear that the
aim of the "front" is not only to join Armenia to Azerbaijan but also
to struggle against compatriots for a place under the son.
The organization also has shadow aims which are not made public yet.
Those aims are connected with the coming parliamentary elections. It
is known that the political clan consisting from the emigrants from
Armenia is one of the most influential in the country. From time to
time it even throws down a challenge to the Nakhichevanian clan
headed by the Alievs. Recently people of Nakhichevan and Baku have
started to press the "Arazes" and "Erazes" (This is the way Baku
people depreciatingly call Azeris from Armenia or Yerevan). The
conflict has resulted in pressings on the Minister of Education Masir
Mardanov by the Minister of Labor and Social Security Nakhichevanian
Ali Nagiev and the removal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Vilayat
Guliev who, being an emigrant from Karabakh sided with the "Armenian
clan". Parliamentarian elections are a good reason to gain revenge.
Being in possession of serious material and administrative resources
the "Arazes" are going to announce about themselves loudly and the
establishment of the new organization is a bright evidence of that.
At the same time the fight for influence within the clan is still
under way. There are three candidates that can really pretend to the
role of the clan leader. They are: Idayat Orudjev - President's
advisor, Misir Mardanov - Minister of Education and Ali Insanov -
Minister of Health. The latter is more active. He is going to
establish his own party which will be supported by his former
compatriots - "Arazes". By the way in 1997 Insanov was in Armenia and
visited Echmiadzin. He was delighted at the reception and said warm
words about hospitable Yervanians. Today Insanov is one of those who
speak of Armenia as of "Western Azerbaijan".
Insanov is not the only high-ranking official that has made
statements that can be regarded as a territorial pretension towards
Armenia. During his meeting with the Minister of Defense of Latvia
the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Safar Abiev clearly mentioned
about the pretensions of official Baku to the southern regions of
Armenia. "Azerbaijan does not want to be separated. I mean
Nakhichevan which is separated from our lands. We are going to rise
that question", he said. Many Azeri ministers principally call
Yerevan "Irivan' and Sevan -"Gekcha". It seems they approve the
creation of "Western Azerbaijan Liberation Front". But it is
necessary to remind them of the late President Abulsafa Elchibey who
promised that he would wash his shoes in Sevan in a few weeks...
Artyom Yerkanyan
March 30 2005
BAKU RADICALS INTEND TO `JOIN' ARMENIA TO AZERBAIJAN
Established in Baku, there is an organization that has taken up that
mission.
A new non-governmental organization with an intriguing name "Western
Azerbaijan Liberation Front" was established in Azerbaijan. The
intrigue is that saying Western Azerbaijan the founders of the
organization mean Republic of Armenia. The name of the organization
reveals its goals. In the upcoming conference the members of the
organizational committee will decide how they are going to join
Armenia to Azerbaijan.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ However, in the statutes of the organization it is
not written that its members are going to seize Armenia. Formally the
aim of the organization is to protect the interests of the "Western
Azerbaijanian" emigrants and of course to struggle for their return.
The founders of the organization intent to attract public attention
by applying to European Court of Human Rights, bringing a suite
against Armenia with a demand to pay compensation to all the refugees
who have left Azerbaijan in 1988-90. In the process they intend to
win 8 milliard (!) dollars which is 50 thousand for each refugee. But
here it is very important to mention that the absolute majority of
160 thousand Azeris left selling their houses and property. If we
regard the logics of the founders acceptable then we should say that
official Baku has to pay Armenia 20 milliard dollars. (it will be
enough for 40 years of comfortable life). Thus, it is quite obvious
that the reckless scheme invented by Azerbaijan does not serve the
interests of Azerbaijan. So, it is clear that the initiative will be
prevented by state authorities.
Speaking about state authorities it should be mentioned that "Western
Azeris" are displeased with them since the authorities have not
fulfilled the demand of the "front" to allot lands to Azeri emigrants
from Armenia. And in general, the founders of the movement say that
"eastern brothers" do not feel sympathy towards them. "In Azerbaijan
we were met quite coldly" said the chairman of organizational
committee for creating the "Western Azerbaijan Liberation Front"
Rizvan Talibov in a recent press-conference. So, it is clear that the
aim of the "front" is not only to join Armenia to Azerbaijan but also
to struggle against compatriots for a place under the son.
The organization also has shadow aims which are not made public yet.
Those aims are connected with the coming parliamentary elections. It
is known that the political clan consisting from the emigrants from
Armenia is one of the most influential in the country. From time to
time it even throws down a challenge to the Nakhichevanian clan
headed by the Alievs. Recently people of Nakhichevan and Baku have
started to press the "Arazes" and "Erazes" (This is the way Baku
people depreciatingly call Azeris from Armenia or Yerevan). The
conflict has resulted in pressings on the Minister of Education Masir
Mardanov by the Minister of Labor and Social Security Nakhichevanian
Ali Nagiev and the removal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Vilayat
Guliev who, being an emigrant from Karabakh sided with the "Armenian
clan". Parliamentarian elections are a good reason to gain revenge.
Being in possession of serious material and administrative resources
the "Arazes" are going to announce about themselves loudly and the
establishment of the new organization is a bright evidence of that.
At the same time the fight for influence within the clan is still
under way. There are three candidates that can really pretend to the
role of the clan leader. They are: Idayat Orudjev - President's
advisor, Misir Mardanov - Minister of Education and Ali Insanov -
Minister of Health. The latter is more active. He is going to
establish his own party which will be supported by his former
compatriots - "Arazes". By the way in 1997 Insanov was in Armenia and
visited Echmiadzin. He was delighted at the reception and said warm
words about hospitable Yervanians. Today Insanov is one of those who
speak of Armenia as of "Western Azerbaijan".
Insanov is not the only high-ranking official that has made
statements that can be regarded as a territorial pretension towards
Armenia. During his meeting with the Minister of Defense of Latvia
the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Safar Abiev clearly mentioned
about the pretensions of official Baku to the southern regions of
Armenia. "Azerbaijan does not want to be separated. I mean
Nakhichevan which is separated from our lands. We are going to rise
that question", he said. Many Azeri ministers principally call
Yerevan "Irivan' and Sevan -"Gekcha". It seems they approve the
creation of "Western Azerbaijan Liberation Front". But it is
necessary to remind them of the late President Abulsafa Elchibey who
promised that he would wash his shoes in Sevan in a few weeks...
Artyom Yerkanyan