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Trend, Azerbaijan
June 22 2010
Political analyst: In response to provocation Armenia must feel
Azerbaijan's arm's force
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 22 / Trend S.Agayeva /
The Armenian armed forces' regular attacks to the Azerbaijani
positions suggest a desperate situation, which Armenia faced today,
independent Azerbaijani political scientist Fikret Sadikhov said.
The Armenian armed forces intensively violate the ceasefire in recent
days and both sides suffered losses as a result of skirmishes in the
conflict zone.
"Armenians shells our positions for many years, killing our citizens,
and all these actions are suppressed by answering the fire. But now,
Armenia has recognized that it is actually at an impasse. The
political trap that the Armenians fall into does not give them room to
maneuver," Sadikhov told Trend.
According to Sadikhov, Azerbaijan should take advantage of the
situation and give a fitting rebuff to the Armenian side, them to
estimate the strength of the Azerbaijani weapons.
"Azerbaijan adopted a military doctrine. The country increases the
national budget on defense and ups the military potential, and U.S.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recently visited the country. All
this points to the empowerment of Azerbaijan's capacities and
improving the country's potential as a key player in the region. This
is very important for partners and allies of Azerbaijan and very
upsetting to the Armenian side," Sadikhov said.
He said Armenia understands that sooner or later the occupied
territories of Azerbaijan should be released. Moreover, this proposal
has come not from Azerbaijan, but from OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, who
represent the leading nations of the world, Sadikhov said. "Nobody
will ever reckon with the vagaries of Armenia and any patience comes
to an end," he stressed.
The shelling of Azerbaijani positions and Armenian provocations
indicate the hopelessness of the situation, which Armenia faced.
Yerevan understands that eventually they will be faced with a choice -
either accept the co-chairs' proposal, or to enter into force fight
with Azerbaijan.
"Armenia will besoundly defeated in the second case, because the time
is not the beginning of the 90 years, Azerbaijan has grown, becoming a
key player in the region and country, which is considered by the
leading nations of the world," Sadikhov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
occupied territories.
From: A. Papazian
June 22 2010
Political analyst: In response to provocation Armenia must feel
Azerbaijan's arm's force
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 22 / Trend S.Agayeva /
The Armenian armed forces' regular attacks to the Azerbaijani
positions suggest a desperate situation, which Armenia faced today,
independent Azerbaijani political scientist Fikret Sadikhov said.
The Armenian armed forces intensively violate the ceasefire in recent
days and both sides suffered losses as a result of skirmishes in the
conflict zone.
"Armenians shells our positions for many years, killing our citizens,
and all these actions are suppressed by answering the fire. But now,
Armenia has recognized that it is actually at an impasse. The
political trap that the Armenians fall into does not give them room to
maneuver," Sadikhov told Trend.
According to Sadikhov, Azerbaijan should take advantage of the
situation and give a fitting rebuff to the Armenian side, them to
estimate the strength of the Azerbaijani weapons.
"Azerbaijan adopted a military doctrine. The country increases the
national budget on defense and ups the military potential, and U.S.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recently visited the country. All
this points to the empowerment of Azerbaijan's capacities and
improving the country's potential as a key player in the region. This
is very important for partners and allies of Azerbaijan and very
upsetting to the Armenian side," Sadikhov said.
He said Armenia understands that sooner or later the occupied
territories of Azerbaijan should be released. Moreover, this proposal
has come not from Azerbaijan, but from OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, who
represent the leading nations of the world, Sadikhov said. "Nobody
will ever reckon with the vagaries of Armenia and any patience comes
to an end," he stressed.
The shelling of Azerbaijani positions and Armenian provocations
indicate the hopelessness of the situation, which Armenia faced.
Yerevan understands that eventually they will be faced with a choice -
either accept the co-chairs' proposal, or to enter into force fight
with Azerbaijan.
"Armenia will besoundly defeated in the second case, because the time
is not the beginning of the 90 years, Azerbaijan has grown, becoming a
key player in the region and country, which is considered by the
leading nations of the world," Sadikhov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the
occupied territories.
From: A. Papazian