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Azerbaijan to be admitted to NATO - analyst
Sat 03 September 2011 07:07 GMT
News.Az interviews Vafa Guluzade, political scientist.
What can you say about reports that the Pentagon-assigned package of
military aid to Azerbaijan will be some $10m to go for improvement of
opportunities of marine forces on war on terror?
It is yet another proof that the United States views Azerbaijan as a
very important state with which it is developing the geostrategic
partnership in the region. Development of the US-Azerbaijani relations
meets the interest of both states. And the assignment of $10m to
Azerbaijan by Pentagon testifies to the US interest in deepening
military cooperation with our country. The logical outcome of this
cooperation will be Azerbaijan's admission to NATO.
Could you specify terms of the announced admission of Azerbaijan to NATO?
I don't want to specify terms but I would say that it is about a
middle term perspective. The matter is that at the current stage the
United States and their allies on NATO are facing the fast of
overthrow of Bashad Asad's regime in Syria after which they will set
about Iran and then the CIS countries including Russia. For this
reason strengthening of ties with the countries, neighboring Iran and
Russia, meets the US interests.
In this case, can the military aid to Azerbaijan by the United States
raise concerns in Iran?
Undoubtedly, it can. But it will not affect the US plans, based on
their own interests, rather than the interests of Iran or any other
country. Openly speaking, Iran is well aware of the US plans to
conduct a military operation against it and it is preparing to resist
this military operation. As for Azerbaijan, we merely cannot stay
aside of US plans related to Iran.
Do the US plans envisage shift of powers in Armenia?
There are no doubts that they do. The United States is planning to
reduce Armenia's dependence on Russia and Iran for which they seek to
bring their protégé to power in Armenia. The issue is about who it
will be and which events will promote implementation of the US plans.
Russia is unable to resist these US plans regarding Armenia, since it
has no serious resources in terms of army or economics. Additionally,
Russia will face the issue of resisting the plans of the United States
and their allies in NATO, while in these conditions, Russia will have
no time for Armenia.
How would that scenario, you are speaking of, influence the
resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh?
The impact will be the most positive one. The Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict over Nagorno Karabakh will be settled in case the indicated
US plans come true. The main obstacle on the way to its settlement is
Russia, which has created this conflict to have a leverage of pressure
on both Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Akper Hasanov
News.Az
From: Baghdasarian
Azerbaijan to be admitted to NATO - analyst
Sat 03 September 2011 07:07 GMT
News.Az interviews Vafa Guluzade, political scientist.
What can you say about reports that the Pentagon-assigned package of
military aid to Azerbaijan will be some $10m to go for improvement of
opportunities of marine forces on war on terror?
It is yet another proof that the United States views Azerbaijan as a
very important state with which it is developing the geostrategic
partnership in the region. Development of the US-Azerbaijani relations
meets the interest of both states. And the assignment of $10m to
Azerbaijan by Pentagon testifies to the US interest in deepening
military cooperation with our country. The logical outcome of this
cooperation will be Azerbaijan's admission to NATO.
Could you specify terms of the announced admission of Azerbaijan to NATO?
I don't want to specify terms but I would say that it is about a
middle term perspective. The matter is that at the current stage the
United States and their allies on NATO are facing the fast of
overthrow of Bashad Asad's regime in Syria after which they will set
about Iran and then the CIS countries including Russia. For this
reason strengthening of ties with the countries, neighboring Iran and
Russia, meets the US interests.
In this case, can the military aid to Azerbaijan by the United States
raise concerns in Iran?
Undoubtedly, it can. But it will not affect the US plans, based on
their own interests, rather than the interests of Iran or any other
country. Openly speaking, Iran is well aware of the US plans to
conduct a military operation against it and it is preparing to resist
this military operation. As for Azerbaijan, we merely cannot stay
aside of US plans related to Iran.
Do the US plans envisage shift of powers in Armenia?
There are no doubts that they do. The United States is planning to
reduce Armenia's dependence on Russia and Iran for which they seek to
bring their protégé to power in Armenia. The issue is about who it
will be and which events will promote implementation of the US plans.
Russia is unable to resist these US plans regarding Armenia, since it
has no serious resources in terms of army or economics. Additionally,
Russia will face the issue of resisting the plans of the United States
and their allies in NATO, while in these conditions, Russia will have
no time for Armenia.
How would that scenario, you are speaking of, influence the
resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh?
The impact will be the most positive one. The Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict over Nagorno Karabakh will be settled in case the indicated
US plans come true. The main obstacle on the way to its settlement is
Russia, which has created this conflict to have a leverage of pressure
on both Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Akper Hasanov
News.Az
From: Baghdasarian