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DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
October 29, 2010 Friday
NAGORNO-KARABAKH DUEL IN ASTRAKHAN
by Sokhbet Mamedov
[translated from Russian]
NAGORNO-KARABAKH REGULATION: AZERBAIJAN WELCOMES THE PEACEFUL
NEGOTIATIONS IN WORDS BUT GETS READY FOR WAR IN DEEDS; Presidents of
Azerbaijan and Armenia will discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in
Astrakhan. They will arrive there according to invitation of the
Russian President.
On October 27 presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia will arrive to
Astrakhan according to invitation of the Russian leader. The press
service of the Kremlin reported this. The press service said, "In the
course of the trilateral meeting it is planned to discuss the issues
related to regulation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict."
It remains a mystery which proposals exactly will be submitted by
participants of the meeting. It is only known that leaders of
Azerbaijan and Armenia evaluate the initiative of the Russian
President regarding meetings in the trilateral format positively
because he will help the leaders of the conflicting parties to look
for the paths of the soonest resolving of the drawn out conflict.
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov voiced the stance of
Azerbaijan about this issue in Baku recently.
At a symposium of specialists dedicated to international relations and
entitled "South Caucasus in the changing world" the minister said, "I
am convinced that the plan of resolving of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict proposed by the Minsk OSCE group will lead to liberation of
our territories and just resolving of the conflict."
According to him, in 2009 co-chairs of the group of intermediaries of
the OSCE presented the renovated Madrid principles for resolving of
the conflict in Athens and Azerbaijan agreed with them. The document
makes provisions for return of the occupied territories, opening of
communications, return of the refugees to the places of their former
residence and provision of security of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh
by international peacekeeping forces. However, the problem is that
Armenia has not made up its mind about evaluation of this document
yet.
Officials Baku does not give up the negotiation process but reserves
the right to liberate its territories from occupation and to restore
control over Nagorno-Karabakh by the military way. Seriousness of such
intentions is confirmed by the defense expenses increased annually.
For example, for 2011 the overall expenses on military needs are
planned at 2.511 billion manats or 1.187 billion manats or 89.7%
bigger than in 2010. Of this amount Azerbaijan will allocate 1.325
billion manats for financing of the defense potential of the country.
Azerbaijan also plans to allocate 1.087 billion manats in addition to
this amount for upgrade of the Azerbaijani armed forces to the
contemporary requirements and purchase of modern armament and military
hardware.
Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, October 27, 2010, p. 7
From: A. Papazian
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
October 29, 2010 Friday
NAGORNO-KARABAKH DUEL IN ASTRAKHAN
by Sokhbet Mamedov
[translated from Russian]
NAGORNO-KARABAKH REGULATION: AZERBAIJAN WELCOMES THE PEACEFUL
NEGOTIATIONS IN WORDS BUT GETS READY FOR WAR IN DEEDS; Presidents of
Azerbaijan and Armenia will discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in
Astrakhan. They will arrive there according to invitation of the
Russian President.
On October 27 presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia will arrive to
Astrakhan according to invitation of the Russian leader. The press
service of the Kremlin reported this. The press service said, "In the
course of the trilateral meeting it is planned to discuss the issues
related to regulation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict."
It remains a mystery which proposals exactly will be submitted by
participants of the meeting. It is only known that leaders of
Azerbaijan and Armenia evaluate the initiative of the Russian
President regarding meetings in the trilateral format positively
because he will help the leaders of the conflicting parties to look
for the paths of the soonest resolving of the drawn out conflict.
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov voiced the stance of
Azerbaijan about this issue in Baku recently.
At a symposium of specialists dedicated to international relations and
entitled "South Caucasus in the changing world" the minister said, "I
am convinced that the plan of resolving of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict proposed by the Minsk OSCE group will lead to liberation of
our territories and just resolving of the conflict."
According to him, in 2009 co-chairs of the group of intermediaries of
the OSCE presented the renovated Madrid principles for resolving of
the conflict in Athens and Azerbaijan agreed with them. The document
makes provisions for return of the occupied territories, opening of
communications, return of the refugees to the places of their former
residence and provision of security of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh
by international peacekeeping forces. However, the problem is that
Armenia has not made up its mind about evaluation of this document
yet.
Officials Baku does not give up the negotiation process but reserves
the right to liberate its territories from occupation and to restore
control over Nagorno-Karabakh by the military way. Seriousness of such
intentions is confirmed by the defense expenses increased annually.
For example, for 2011 the overall expenses on military needs are
planned at 2.511 billion manats or 1.187 billion manats or 89.7%
bigger than in 2010. Of this amount Azerbaijan will allocate 1.325
billion manats for financing of the defense potential of the country.
Azerbaijan also plans to allocate 1.087 billion manats in addition to
this amount for upgrade of the Azerbaijani armed forces to the
contemporary requirements and purchase of modern armament and military
hardware.
Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, October 27, 2010, p. 7
From: A. Papazian