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AZERBAIJANIS, ARMENIANS CAN BE GOOD NEIGHBOURS
Akper Hasanov
news.az
March 2 2010
Azerbaijan
Zardusht Alizade News.Az interviews Azerbaijani political scientist
Zardusht Alizade.
I'll start our interview with what may be an unexpected question. How
do you explain the fact that while the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
over Nagorno Karabakh remains unresolved, Armenians and Azerbaijanis
living in third countries set up joint businesses, become friends
and even marry?
First of all, this shows the vagaries of life when even a son can be
against his father at times. But everyone knows that the superpowers,
primarily Russia, are the real initiators of the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. It was Russia that kept this conflict
going, supporting Armenia and Azerbaijan at different times. By
doing so, this superpower attempts to keep the whole region under its
control. Ordinary Azerbaijanis and Armenians have fallen victim to
these geopolitical games. They have lost their houses, land, loved
ones and relatives and become refugees. The fact that Armenians and
Azerbaijanis in third countries are in close contact, work together,
set up joint businesses and even create families is a normal response
to the demands of human nature which strives to live in peace and
accord, not in a state of war.
Have the years of the unresolved Karabakh conflict created a gulf
between our peoples in which there is more ideology and myth than
real understanding?
Of course, let's take, for example, the Armenians. They have
been living in conditions of hatred for Turks and they consider
Azerbaijanis to be Turks too. This has led to great losses for the
Armenian nation. Unfortunately, Azerbaijanis have suffered losses
and made mistakes without learning from the example of others, in
this case the Armenian people. The same situation of encouraging
hatred towards Azerbaijanis can be seen now in Armenia. Just small
groups of people in Azerbaijan and Armenia understand that this is
mistaken and dooms us to further manipulation by the superpowers who
are fighting for their geopolitical interests.
Is there hope that Azerbaijanis and Armenians will again live in
peace and accord?
This is inevitable. There have been many wars between England and
France, between France and Germany, Germany and Russia. Millions
of people died in these wars, but these countries live in peace
and collaborate successfully. I am confident that Azerbaijanis and
Armenians will also live in peace and neighbourliness. I am sorry
about the young people who have fallen victim to the artificially
created conflict between our peoples.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Akper Hasanov
news.az
March 2 2010
Azerbaijan
Zardusht Alizade News.Az interviews Azerbaijani political scientist
Zardusht Alizade.
I'll start our interview with what may be an unexpected question. How
do you explain the fact that while the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
over Nagorno Karabakh remains unresolved, Armenians and Azerbaijanis
living in third countries set up joint businesses, become friends
and even marry?
First of all, this shows the vagaries of life when even a son can be
against his father at times. But everyone knows that the superpowers,
primarily Russia, are the real initiators of the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. It was Russia that kept this conflict
going, supporting Armenia and Azerbaijan at different times. By
doing so, this superpower attempts to keep the whole region under its
control. Ordinary Azerbaijanis and Armenians have fallen victim to
these geopolitical games. They have lost their houses, land, loved
ones and relatives and become refugees. The fact that Armenians and
Azerbaijanis in third countries are in close contact, work together,
set up joint businesses and even create families is a normal response
to the demands of human nature which strives to live in peace and
accord, not in a state of war.
Have the years of the unresolved Karabakh conflict created a gulf
between our peoples in which there is more ideology and myth than
real understanding?
Of course, let's take, for example, the Armenians. They have
been living in conditions of hatred for Turks and they consider
Azerbaijanis to be Turks too. This has led to great losses for the
Armenian nation. Unfortunately, Azerbaijanis have suffered losses
and made mistakes without learning from the example of others, in
this case the Armenian people. The same situation of encouraging
hatred towards Azerbaijanis can be seen now in Armenia. Just small
groups of people in Azerbaijan and Armenia understand that this is
mistaken and dooms us to further manipulation by the superpowers who
are fighting for their geopolitical interests.
Is there hope that Azerbaijanis and Armenians will again live in
peace and accord?
This is inevitable. There have been many wars between England and
France, between France and Germany, Germany and Russia. Millions
of people died in these wars, but these countries live in peace
and collaborate successfully. I am confident that Azerbaijanis and
Armenians will also live in peace and neighbourliness. I am sorry
about the young people who have fallen victim to the artificially
created conflict between our peoples.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress