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AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY PM: OUR KARABAKH NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONLY SHOW FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Armen Hareyan
HULIQ.com
July 25, 2011
In a recent interview with Turkish media, the Deputy Prime Minister
of Azerbaijan Mr. Ali Hasanov has made a shockingly open statement,
admitting that "Baku is negotiating with Yerevan solely for the sake
of negotiating, as Azerbaijan would be labelled an 'anti-democratic
state' if it did not participate in the meetings".
Hasanov then went on to speculate about Turkey's role in a new war
about Karabakh: "We always say that if things keep going this way,
we could declare war. We would have liked to see Turkey behind us,
but there is international law." Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister
also revealed other backgrounds of his country's foreign policy in a
rarely open manner, notably towards Cyprus, Iran and Russia. Hasanov
made these remarks speaking to Turkish-language Hurriyet newspaper.
The Secretary General of European Friends of Armenia Dr. Michael
Kambeck commenting on Azerbaijan's Deputy PM's remarks said "Hasanov's
statements match with the actions of his government. Baku has torpedoed
the 'High-hope' summit of Kazan at the last moment and experts say they
have now also rejected the post-Kazan OSCE Minsk Group proposal. In
March this year, they have rejected the OSCE proposed confidence
building measure for removing snipers, which Armenia accepted. And
despite complaining about victims on their side, Baku does not
allow the conclusion of OSCE investigations into the incidents,
violating the 2011 Sochi agreement. Now they are clearly testing the
international reactions to such war statements. Along with redoubled
lobbying campaigns all around the EU, it seems that Azerbaijan is
simply trying hard to stall the OSCE Minsk Group and remove all
obstacles for war. Rationally, this is in nobody's interest!"
Last month Azerbaijan hampered the progress on Karabakh at the Kazan
summit by proposing 10 new amendments to the document on the table.
Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan had said a day before the summit
that if Azerbaijan does not come up with new proposals, Armenia will be
ready to sign the document leading to peace agreement between Armenia,
Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.
After the Kazan meeting the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has
made new proposals to the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Both
countries have replied back. The content of the new proposals and
the replies is kept secret.
From: A. Papazian
Armen Hareyan
HULIQ.com
July 25, 2011
In a recent interview with Turkish media, the Deputy Prime Minister
of Azerbaijan Mr. Ali Hasanov has made a shockingly open statement,
admitting that "Baku is negotiating with Yerevan solely for the sake
of negotiating, as Azerbaijan would be labelled an 'anti-democratic
state' if it did not participate in the meetings".
Hasanov then went on to speculate about Turkey's role in a new war
about Karabakh: "We always say that if things keep going this way,
we could declare war. We would have liked to see Turkey behind us,
but there is international law." Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister
also revealed other backgrounds of his country's foreign policy in a
rarely open manner, notably towards Cyprus, Iran and Russia. Hasanov
made these remarks speaking to Turkish-language Hurriyet newspaper.
The Secretary General of European Friends of Armenia Dr. Michael
Kambeck commenting on Azerbaijan's Deputy PM's remarks said "Hasanov's
statements match with the actions of his government. Baku has torpedoed
the 'High-hope' summit of Kazan at the last moment and experts say they
have now also rejected the post-Kazan OSCE Minsk Group proposal. In
March this year, they have rejected the OSCE proposed confidence
building measure for removing snipers, which Armenia accepted. And
despite complaining about victims on their side, Baku does not
allow the conclusion of OSCE investigations into the incidents,
violating the 2011 Sochi agreement. Now they are clearly testing the
international reactions to such war statements. Along with redoubled
lobbying campaigns all around the EU, it seems that Azerbaijan is
simply trying hard to stall the OSCE Minsk Group and remove all
obstacles for war. Rationally, this is in nobody's interest!"
Last month Azerbaijan hampered the progress on Karabakh at the Kazan
summit by proposing 10 new amendments to the document on the table.
Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan had said a day before the summit
that if Azerbaijan does not come up with new proposals, Armenia will be
ready to sign the document leading to peace agreement between Armenia,
Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.
After the Kazan meeting the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has
made new proposals to the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Both
countries have replied back. The content of the new proposals and
the replies is kept secret.
From: A. Papazian