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WikiLeaks:Aliyev believes Iran can do something against them
Aysor.am
Monday,November 29, 2010
In the documents of the US State Department published by the
`WikiLeaks' still appear new disgraceful expressions left behind the
political veil and interpretations made by the Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliev.
President Aliyev stated to the Ambassador that the USG and
international community's policy towards Iran has "failed," that Iran
is "confident, comfortable, and unconstrained," that he "does not
understand USG policy on Iran" and, consequently, Azerbaijan's policy
must be to "minimize potential risks" to Azerbaijan. Aliyev also said
that Iranian President Ahmadinejad has affirmed that he has "burned
his bridges" on the nuclear issue and warned Aliyev directly that Iran
will "attack from where it is attacked." President Aliyev believes it
is "always possible Iran will do something against us." President
Aliyev's foreign policy advisor and the Foreign Minister have voiced
similar concerns; the Foreign Minister has again told the Ambassador
that Iran is planning various scenarios in response to heightened
tensions or military action, which the GOAJ believes will include a
provocation against Azerbaijani interests on the Caspian, where the
international legal framework remains unclear. A recent
anti-Azerbaijani editorial which appeared in the Iranian newspaper
Jomhouri Eslami (reported incorrectly in the Azerbaijani press as
having been written by Supreme Leader Khamenei) appears to be driving
much of the GOAJ's concerns. In sum, the GOAJ at the most senior
levels has communicated to us in stark terms their concern about the
implications for Azerbaijani security of the current situation in
Iran, and their desire to better understand USG policy to address it -
and its implications. This will impact our ability to work with the
GOAJ on a range of issues; we need to address their concern.
From: A. Papazian
Aysor.am
Monday,November 29, 2010
In the documents of the US State Department published by the
`WikiLeaks' still appear new disgraceful expressions left behind the
political veil and interpretations made by the Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliev.
President Aliyev stated to the Ambassador that the USG and
international community's policy towards Iran has "failed," that Iran
is "confident, comfortable, and unconstrained," that he "does not
understand USG policy on Iran" and, consequently, Azerbaijan's policy
must be to "minimize potential risks" to Azerbaijan. Aliyev also said
that Iranian President Ahmadinejad has affirmed that he has "burned
his bridges" on the nuclear issue and warned Aliyev directly that Iran
will "attack from where it is attacked." President Aliyev believes it
is "always possible Iran will do something against us." President
Aliyev's foreign policy advisor and the Foreign Minister have voiced
similar concerns; the Foreign Minister has again told the Ambassador
that Iran is planning various scenarios in response to heightened
tensions or military action, which the GOAJ believes will include a
provocation against Azerbaijani interests on the Caspian, where the
international legal framework remains unclear. A recent
anti-Azerbaijani editorial which appeared in the Iranian newspaper
Jomhouri Eslami (reported incorrectly in the Azerbaijani press as
having been written by Supreme Leader Khamenei) appears to be driving
much of the GOAJ's concerns. In sum, the GOAJ at the most senior
levels has communicated to us in stark terms their concern about the
implications for Azerbaijani security of the current situation in
Iran, and their desire to better understand USG policy to address it -
and its implications. This will impact our ability to work with the
GOAJ on a range of issues; we need to address their concern.
From: A. Papazian