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GREAT BRITAIN HAS ALWAYS STOOD OUT WITH THE EXCESSIVE LOYALTY TO THE OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES
PanARMENIAN.Net
14.06.2008 GMT+04:00
Azerbaijan indeed wants war not for the economic rise, but for the
poor socio-economic situation, in which the largest part of the
population has fallen.
The Azeri propaganda is becoming more and more fierce.
Baku turns for help to highly paid journalists and political analysts
of the West, who create the image of "prosperous and democratic"
Azerbaijan. On June 7 the British magazine The Guardian published
an article by Alexander Peterson about Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict,
where the author states Azerbaijan's viewpoint without having taken
into consideration the truthfulness.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The article by Peterson is indeed an insult for
Armenia, NKR, as well as for the member countries of the OSCE Minsk
Group on the regulation of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. The article
says that "though Nagorno-Karabakh is considered independent, without
Armenia's help it would never be able to exist and all the occupied
territories are recognized by the international community as belonging
to Azerbaijan".
According to Peterson, the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has become
"a source of many transnational threats". "This is threatening
not only for the region, but also for the citizens of the European
countries. Besides, this situation creates chances for illegal drug
use, human trade, money-laundering, propagation of organized crime. In
this connection both the ANTO forces, which fight in Afghanistan
against transnational threats, and the European Union must make
serious efforts to eliminate such threatens in the regions close to
it," he says.
The author reminds that France, being one of the co-chairs of the OSCE
Minsk Group, must prepare the communication map of Europe for peaceful
regulation of the conflict, since France will be the next co-chair of
the EU. In this connection the official Paris must include the issue of
the conflict regulation in the agenda of the EU. "Europe must learn a
lesson from the Balkan conflict and prevent from having anything like
that again. Along with this, the uncertain and dangerous status quo
regarding Nagorno-Karabakh must not be allowed. Europe must realize
that the indifferent attitude towards the conflict in the neighboring
region will promote transnational threats," emphasizes the British
journalist. The appearance of such article in particular in British
magazine is not an accident. Great Britain has always stood out with
the excessive loyalty to the oil-producing countries, be it Azerbaijan,
or Iraq.
The huge oil reserves in Iraq became the stimulating factor in the
establishment of the Independent Iraq after the breakdown of the
Ottoman Empire exactly with the help of the same British reconnaissance
with the head of Lawrence of Arabia. So there is nothing new in
the article, only instead of Iraq, this time it is Azerbaijan. This
also concerns the USA, where the oil lobby acts rather successfully,
shutting the eyes to the violation of humane rights and democracy.
The response to the article did not come from Yerevan at all, as it
was expected, but from the Baroness Caroline Cox.. In the letter to
the editor of The Guardian, she writes: "I was in Nagorno-Karabakh
last week and I can personally reply to the accusations, according
to which Karabakh is nothing but a black hole, where drugs, weapons,
people are traded and where there is organized crime." So as it shows
the heroin trade on the streets of London, the trade of weapon in
Paris, and the underage prostitutes on the streets of Berlin come
from such conflicting zones as Karabakh. Such accusations are simply
insulting. The Armenians from Karabakh protected their country
from ethnic offense from Azerbaijan throughout the entire war,
which lasted from 1991 to 1994 and it is reflected in well-known
documents. During the war in Karabakh the Islamic terrorists fought
for Azerbaijan against the Armenians, who are now reconstructing the
destroyed country within the frames of all democratic principles. "My
letter is addressed to reject the insulting and absurd accusations
published in your magazine," says the letter of the Baroness Cox.
It is quite understandable that Armenia can never have these financial
resources, which Azerbaijan has for the propaganda. But ignoring such
articles which are becoming more and more frequent will be unwise.
Armenia has already come to the point to follow "the advice", according
to which, "it is time to give up the policy of creating the image
of the enemy in person of the Azerbaijani and Turks." "The partners
of Armenia may in the first place be Azerbaijan and Georgia and in
future Turkey. That is why I have called the Armenian party to pay more
attention to the prospective development of the region. Taking into
consideration the development of Azerbaijan in the military aspect,
Yerevan has no prospective," says the Deputy and the Leader of the
Democratic Reforms Party Acim Moladze.
Unfortunately the Armenian party does not have a response to this yet,
and it is very unlikely that there will. It is quite possible that
the official Yerevan makes certain announcements, but for some reason
these announcements do not reach the press. Is it the unwillingness
of saying own opinion, or is it simply a neglect; let them speak what
they want, the truth is anyway at our side. This is a rather weak
consolation, since Azerbaijan indeed wants war not for the economic
rise, but for the poor socio-economic situation, in which the largest
part of the population has fallen. Naturally, for poor people, the
war is the best method of surviving and the Azeri authorities take
advantage of it. Nobody knows for sure yet how they are going to act,
but one thing is sure - Armenia has almost lost the informational war.
PanARMENIAN.Net
14.06.2008 GMT+04:00
Azerbaijan indeed wants war not for the economic rise, but for the
poor socio-economic situation, in which the largest part of the
population has fallen.
The Azeri propaganda is becoming more and more fierce.
Baku turns for help to highly paid journalists and political analysts
of the West, who create the image of "prosperous and democratic"
Azerbaijan. On June 7 the British magazine The Guardian published
an article by Alexander Peterson about Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict,
where the author states Azerbaijan's viewpoint without having taken
into consideration the truthfulness.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The article by Peterson is indeed an insult for
Armenia, NKR, as well as for the member countries of the OSCE Minsk
Group on the regulation of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. The article
says that "though Nagorno-Karabakh is considered independent, without
Armenia's help it would never be able to exist and all the occupied
territories are recognized by the international community as belonging
to Azerbaijan".
According to Peterson, the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has become
"a source of many transnational threats". "This is threatening
not only for the region, but also for the citizens of the European
countries. Besides, this situation creates chances for illegal drug
use, human trade, money-laundering, propagation of organized crime. In
this connection both the ANTO forces, which fight in Afghanistan
against transnational threats, and the European Union must make
serious efforts to eliminate such threatens in the regions close to
it," he says.
The author reminds that France, being one of the co-chairs of the OSCE
Minsk Group, must prepare the communication map of Europe for peaceful
regulation of the conflict, since France will be the next co-chair of
the EU. In this connection the official Paris must include the issue of
the conflict regulation in the agenda of the EU. "Europe must learn a
lesson from the Balkan conflict and prevent from having anything like
that again. Along with this, the uncertain and dangerous status quo
regarding Nagorno-Karabakh must not be allowed. Europe must realize
that the indifferent attitude towards the conflict in the neighboring
region will promote transnational threats," emphasizes the British
journalist. The appearance of such article in particular in British
magazine is not an accident. Great Britain has always stood out with
the excessive loyalty to the oil-producing countries, be it Azerbaijan,
or Iraq.
The huge oil reserves in Iraq became the stimulating factor in the
establishment of the Independent Iraq after the breakdown of the
Ottoman Empire exactly with the help of the same British reconnaissance
with the head of Lawrence of Arabia. So there is nothing new in
the article, only instead of Iraq, this time it is Azerbaijan. This
also concerns the USA, where the oil lobby acts rather successfully,
shutting the eyes to the violation of humane rights and democracy.
The response to the article did not come from Yerevan at all, as it
was expected, but from the Baroness Caroline Cox.. In the letter to
the editor of The Guardian, she writes: "I was in Nagorno-Karabakh
last week and I can personally reply to the accusations, according
to which Karabakh is nothing but a black hole, where drugs, weapons,
people are traded and where there is organized crime." So as it shows
the heroin trade on the streets of London, the trade of weapon in
Paris, and the underage prostitutes on the streets of Berlin come
from such conflicting zones as Karabakh. Such accusations are simply
insulting. The Armenians from Karabakh protected their country
from ethnic offense from Azerbaijan throughout the entire war,
which lasted from 1991 to 1994 and it is reflected in well-known
documents. During the war in Karabakh the Islamic terrorists fought
for Azerbaijan against the Armenians, who are now reconstructing the
destroyed country within the frames of all democratic principles. "My
letter is addressed to reject the insulting and absurd accusations
published in your magazine," says the letter of the Baroness Cox.
It is quite understandable that Armenia can never have these financial
resources, which Azerbaijan has for the propaganda. But ignoring such
articles which are becoming more and more frequent will be unwise.
Armenia has already come to the point to follow "the advice", according
to which, "it is time to give up the policy of creating the image
of the enemy in person of the Azerbaijani and Turks." "The partners
of Armenia may in the first place be Azerbaijan and Georgia and in
future Turkey. That is why I have called the Armenian party to pay more
attention to the prospective development of the region. Taking into
consideration the development of Azerbaijan in the military aspect,
Yerevan has no prospective," says the Deputy and the Leader of the
Democratic Reforms Party Acim Moladze.
Unfortunately the Armenian party does not have a response to this yet,
and it is very unlikely that there will. It is quite possible that
the official Yerevan makes certain announcements, but for some reason
these announcements do not reach the press. Is it the unwillingness
of saying own opinion, or is it simply a neglect; let them speak what
they want, the truth is anyway at our side. This is a rather weak
consolation, since Azerbaijan indeed wants war not for the economic
rise, but for the poor socio-economic situation, in which the largest
part of the population has fallen. Naturally, for poor people, the
war is the best method of surviving and the Azeri authorities take
advantage of it. Nobody knows for sure yet how they are going to act,
but one thing is sure - Armenia has almost lost the informational war.