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AZERBAIJANI RULING PARTY: ARMENIA IS VASSAL STATE AND ITS "THREAD" IS IN OTHER HANDS
Trend
Aug 15 2011
Azerbaijan
Armenia is a vassal state and its "thread" is in other hands. It goes
there where its "thread" is pulled. That is to say that the Armenian
authorities will do those ordered by its foreign backers, the Deputy
Executive Secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), MP
Mubariz Gurbanli, said in an interview with the website of the NAP.
He said the deplorable situation in Armenia also affected its
psychology and morality. For the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, Armenia's backers must exert much pressure on it, said
Gurbanli.
"The Armenian press voices the opinion that Armenia can not to accept
the proposal of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The question is,
can the Armenians resist the policy of Russia? Can you move away from
the principles laid down by Russia? You do not have enough courage to
do it. Armenians can raise all these sensations in the press only. All
of this suggests that not only economy, but also morality, psychology
and philosophy of Armenia are in a poor situation," he added.
The Karabakh issue plays the role of a barometer of Armenian politics,
said Gurbanli, touching upon the influence of the internal situation
in Armenia on the negotiation process. According to Gurbanli, the
Karabakh policy for this country is a matter of life and death,
which is connected with the Armenian psychology, and is one of the
marks of the Armenians.
"Those in Armenia, who speak about the compromise on the Karabakh
issue, are declared by certain forces almost the enemies of the
Armenian people. Armenia has occupied 17,200 square kilometers
of Azerbaijan's territory. Of these, only 4,500 square kilometers
belong to the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region. The number of
population was also small there. And there were no Armenian settlements
on the other occupied territories. It is also known that the Armenians
were resettled in Karabakh as a result of policies of Tsarist Russia,"
he added.
Gurbanli also mentioned about the position of Azerbaijan in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Azerbaijan's position in the negotiation process is that the status of
Nagorno-Karabakh can be discussed after the release of seven occupied
regions. But Armenians do not accept this. It is the dirtiest form of
Armenianism. These people are looking for some obstacles even on the
way to peace. The propaganda of the Armenian nationalism is conducted
at a level that after the discussion of any matter, we see resistance,
sensations and protests from the Armenian side," he added.
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 seven 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 and the
surrounding regions.
Trend
Aug 15 2011
Azerbaijan
Armenia is a vassal state and its "thread" is in other hands. It goes
there where its "thread" is pulled. That is to say that the Armenian
authorities will do those ordered by its foreign backers, the Deputy
Executive Secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), MP
Mubariz Gurbanli, said in an interview with the website of the NAP.
He said the deplorable situation in Armenia also affected its
psychology and morality. For the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, Armenia's backers must exert much pressure on it, said
Gurbanli.
"The Armenian press voices the opinion that Armenia can not to accept
the proposal of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The question is,
can the Armenians resist the policy of Russia? Can you move away from
the principles laid down by Russia? You do not have enough courage to
do it. Armenians can raise all these sensations in the press only. All
of this suggests that not only economy, but also morality, psychology
and philosophy of Armenia are in a poor situation," he added.
The Karabakh issue plays the role of a barometer of Armenian politics,
said Gurbanli, touching upon the influence of the internal situation
in Armenia on the negotiation process. According to Gurbanli, the
Karabakh policy for this country is a matter of life and death,
which is connected with the Armenian psychology, and is one of the
marks of the Armenians.
"Those in Armenia, who speak about the compromise on the Karabakh
issue, are declared by certain forces almost the enemies of the
Armenian people. Armenia has occupied 17,200 square kilometers
of Azerbaijan's territory. Of these, only 4,500 square kilometers
belong to the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region. The number of
population was also small there. And there were no Armenian settlements
on the other occupied territories. It is also known that the Armenians
were resettled in Karabakh as a result of policies of Tsarist Russia,"
he added.
Gurbanli also mentioned about the position of Azerbaijan in the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Azerbaijan's position in the negotiation process is that the status of
Nagorno-Karabakh can be discussed after the release of seven occupied
regions. But Armenians do not accept this. It is the dirtiest form of
Armenianism. These people are looking for some obstacles even on the
way to peace. The propaganda of the Armenian nationalism is conducted
at a level that after the discussion of any matter, we see resistance,
sensations and protests from the Armenian side," he added.
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 seven 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 and the
surrounding regions.