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A WAR WITH KARABAKH MAY TURN INTO CSTO-AZERBAIJAN WAR?
Marina Ananikyan
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 19, 2011 - 20:16 AMT
The statements made during Yerevan-hosted conference titled "CSTO and
South Caucasus: Regional Peace and Security Perspectives" were a clear
message for Azerbaijan. Should Azerbaijan start a new war, Armenia
will have to participate in it, as a guarantor of Artsakh safety.
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said in his address to the
conference that Armenia, as a full member of CSTO, has the right to
expect support of its CSTO allies in case of Azerbaijan's aggression.
Under the CSTO, any aggression against a CSTO member state is viewed
as an aggression against all member states.
Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha reiterated the CSTO member states that
Armenia, as a member of CSTO, has shouldered certain obligations,
but the other members of CSTO also have obligations towards Armenia.
Asked how CSTO will behave in case of possible escalation in the
region, Bordyuzha decided not to make hasty statements, noting that
the Armenian and Russian Presidents do their utmost "to solve this
complicate problem peacefully and reach an agreement with all the
states involved in the Karabakh conflict." In other words, they try to
prevent a war, which is so desirable for and continuously promised by
Azerbaijan. At the same time, Bordyuzha warned that regular violations
of ceasefire may provoke a conflict, which is extremely undesirable
for CSTO.
Conclusion: Armenia will not stay aside in case of Azerbaijan's
aggression against Karabakh, while CSTO, as per the agreements, will
not sit on the sidelines in case of Azerbaijan's aggression against
Armenia. Thus, a war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Karabakh may turn
into a war of Azerbaijan with CSTO, which is represented by Armenia,
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
And, most likely, neither the great number of weapons, nor juvenile
snipers and raiders will help Azerbaijan in such case.
Marina Ananikyan
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 19, 2011 - 20:16 AMT
The statements made during Yerevan-hosted conference titled "CSTO and
South Caucasus: Regional Peace and Security Perspectives" were a clear
message for Azerbaijan. Should Azerbaijan start a new war, Armenia
will have to participate in it, as a guarantor of Artsakh safety.
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said in his address to the
conference that Armenia, as a full member of CSTO, has the right to
expect support of its CSTO allies in case of Azerbaijan's aggression.
Under the CSTO, any aggression against a CSTO member state is viewed
as an aggression against all member states.
Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha reiterated the CSTO member states that
Armenia, as a member of CSTO, has shouldered certain obligations,
but the other members of CSTO also have obligations towards Armenia.
Asked how CSTO will behave in case of possible escalation in the
region, Bordyuzha decided not to make hasty statements, noting that
the Armenian and Russian Presidents do their utmost "to solve this
complicate problem peacefully and reach an agreement with all the
states involved in the Karabakh conflict." In other words, they try to
prevent a war, which is so desirable for and continuously promised by
Azerbaijan. At the same time, Bordyuzha warned that regular violations
of ceasefire may provoke a conflict, which is extremely undesirable
for CSTO.
Conclusion: Armenia will not stay aside in case of Azerbaijan's
aggression against Karabakh, while CSTO, as per the agreements, will
not sit on the sidelines in case of Azerbaijan's aggression against
Armenia. Thus, a war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Karabakh may turn
into a war of Azerbaijan with CSTO, which is represented by Armenia,
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
And, most likely, neither the great number of weapons, nor juvenile
snipers and raiders will help Azerbaijan in such case.