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ARMENIA ASSUMES RIGHT TO EXPECT THE ASSISTANCE OF ITS CSTO ALLIES IN CASE AZERBAIJAN RESUMES WAR AGAINST NK
ARMENPRESS
MAY 19, 2011
YEREVAN
Armenia assumes right to expect the assistance of its CSTO allies
in case Azerbaijan resumes war against Nagorno Karabakh, Defense
Minister Seyran Ohanyan said at the "CSTO and the South Caucasus:
Prospects of Peace and Security in the Region" two-day international
conference today.
"Taking into consideration Armenia's membership to the CSTO, we think
that we have right to expect the assistance of our allies and expect
corresponding response as first of all they have commitments toward
each other and secondly have opportunities to give adequate response
to the possible aggression", the minister said. According to him,
the Azerbaijani leadership is doing everything to transfer the NK
negotiations from the OSCE Minsk Group platform to others. In its
anti-Armenian rhetoric Azerbaijan involves other countries as well and
first of all Turkey bringing into life the policy of transport-energy
and economic blockade of Armenia.
"In case Azerbaijan resumes military actions against Nagorno Karabakh
Republic we will have to make the aggressor step back from its
intentions", the minister said.
"The situation in the South Caucasus is not stable today, it is
highly explosive. Armenia, taking into consideration its exclusive
geographic location and not having common borders with neither of
its CSTO allies, is interested in speeded-up solution of the issue",
he said, adding that the Armenian side is for peaceful settlement of
the conflict and hopes that the CSTO allies will accept and understand
Armenia's approaches.
ARMENPRESS
MAY 19, 2011
YEREVAN
Armenia assumes right to expect the assistance of its CSTO allies
in case Azerbaijan resumes war against Nagorno Karabakh, Defense
Minister Seyran Ohanyan said at the "CSTO and the South Caucasus:
Prospects of Peace and Security in the Region" two-day international
conference today.
"Taking into consideration Armenia's membership to the CSTO, we think
that we have right to expect the assistance of our allies and expect
corresponding response as first of all they have commitments toward
each other and secondly have opportunities to give adequate response
to the possible aggression", the minister said. According to him,
the Azerbaijani leadership is doing everything to transfer the NK
negotiations from the OSCE Minsk Group platform to others. In its
anti-Armenian rhetoric Azerbaijan involves other countries as well and
first of all Turkey bringing into life the policy of transport-energy
and economic blockade of Armenia.
"In case Azerbaijan resumes military actions against Nagorno Karabakh
Republic we will have to make the aggressor step back from its
intentions", the minister said.
"The situation in the South Caucasus is not stable today, it is
highly explosive. Armenia, taking into consideration its exclusive
geographic location and not having common borders with neither of
its CSTO allies, is interested in speeded-up solution of the issue",
he said, adding that the Armenian side is for peaceful settlement of
the conflict and hopes that the CSTO allies will accept and understand
Armenia's approaches.