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    RUSSIA TO SIDE WITH ARMENIA IF THE ANOTHER KARABAKH WAR BREAKS OUT?

    Today
    http://www.today.az/news/politics/73205.html
    Sept 8 2010
    Azerbaijan

    "I think, first of all, Dmitri Medvedev's [recent] Baku visit was
    intended to show Russia's interest in normal relations with Azerbaijan
    and South Caucasus as a whole, demonstrate that the country pursues no
    imperial ambitions here and does not intend to threaten the strategic
    and national interests of Azerbaijan," member of the Defense and
    Security Committee of the Azerbaijani Parliament Zahid Oruj said.

    Russia is concerned over growing anti-Russian sentiments in the
    region. Moscow is aware that the mood of the Caucasus is formed in
    Azerbaijan, and hopes to involve Azerbaijan in its own organizations
    for military security in future, the MP added.

    "Medvedev's visit was intended to strengthen Russia's position in
    Azerbaijan. But the most important outcome of this visit for us,
    I believe, is that the Russian foreign policy circles and political
    elite are now giving up a previous condescending attitude towards
    the Caucasus and Azerbaijan in particular. This is kind of foreign
    policy victory for the leadership of our republic," the MP noted.

    "Even at times when the border was not delimitated between the two
    countries, there was no single armed conflict. Now Russia, recognizing
    the inviolability of its borders with Azerbaijan, finally recognized
    our status as a sovereign independent state," Oruc said.

    With regard to self-assured anti-Azerbaijani statements the Armenian
    side made after the extension of Russian military base's stay in
    Armenia, the MP said, in his opinion, the political leadership of
    Armenia and in its analytical circles are trying to divert attention
    from the growing confrontation between the people and government.

    "Sargsyan's regime knows that they have nothing to introduce to their
    people as a grand victory other than this agreement. They claim Russia
    will act against Azerbaijan, which does not purport to violate the
    territorial integrity of Armenia and is ready only to liberate its
    territory from the occupying army," Oruj noted.

    The MP expressed confidence that extending this agreement Russia
    does not intend to somehow counteract Azerbaijan, and for Russia the
    presence of a base in Gyumri is a kind of barricade to the spread of
    Western influence and NATO.

    "So I do not think that if Azerbaijan starts to liberate its
    territories one day, the Russian military will immediately side
    with Armenia as it once happened. I am confident that Russia will
    seek by all means to prevent the outbreak of the conflict. Russia
    wants to get the conflict resolved through peaceful means because
    Moscow is well aware that its participation in such a conflict means
    inevitable arrival of the West in the Caucasus and the global growth
    of anti-Russian forces in our region. So I definitely say Russia will
    not let itself to be drawn into any anti-Azerbaijani machinations by
    Armenia. And I'm sure that during the talks in Baku, Medvedev gave
    clear guarantees about that," the parliamentarian said.




    From: A. Papazian
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