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THE SUMMER OF AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA'S DISCONTENT
EurasiaNet.org
June 17 2010
NY
Azerbaijan and Armenia have accused one another of all the mortal sins
since they launched into battle over the separatist region of Nagorno
Karabakh, but the list of assumed misdeeds at times seems endless.
Now Baku says Armenia is a compulsive arsonist, who apparently runs
through Azerbaijani wheat fields, throwing lit matches left and right.
The blaze has destroyed wheat crops in the occupied region of Tartar
and, with temperatures rising, the fire threatens to destroy some
1,300 hectares of farm land.
A representative of the army of Armenia-backed, separatist Nagorno
Karabakh has angrily denied the accusations that Armenia is to blame.
The Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict may have stemmed from deep-seeded
differences, but the chronic bickering between the two countries has
long become reminiscent of iconic writer Nikolai Gogol's The Tale of
How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich. The two Ivans are
good neighbors, but one unfortunate incident sparks a never-ending,
excruciating squabble that no arduous mediation by their well-meaning
community can resolve. The two country gentlemen reach the point of
no return after one has the indiscretion to call the other a silly
"goose."
By comparison, such a mild insult, if delivered by one side or the
other in the 22-year Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict, would most likely
rank as an improvement in dialogue.
From: A. Papazian
EurasiaNet.org
June 17 2010
NY
Azerbaijan and Armenia have accused one another of all the mortal sins
since they launched into battle over the separatist region of Nagorno
Karabakh, but the list of assumed misdeeds at times seems endless.
Now Baku says Armenia is a compulsive arsonist, who apparently runs
through Azerbaijani wheat fields, throwing lit matches left and right.
The blaze has destroyed wheat crops in the occupied region of Tartar
and, with temperatures rising, the fire threatens to destroy some
1,300 hectares of farm land.
A representative of the army of Armenia-backed, separatist Nagorno
Karabakh has angrily denied the accusations that Armenia is to blame.
The Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict may have stemmed from deep-seeded
differences, but the chronic bickering between the two countries has
long become reminiscent of iconic writer Nikolai Gogol's The Tale of
How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich. The two Ivans are
good neighbors, but one unfortunate incident sparks a never-ending,
excruciating squabble that no arduous mediation by their well-meaning
community can resolve. The two country gentlemen reach the point of
no return after one has the indiscretion to call the other a silly
"goose."
By comparison, such a mild insult, if delivered by one side or the
other in the 22-year Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict, would most likely
rank as an improvement in dialogue.
From: A. Papazian