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BAKU ASKING FOR TROUBLE AMID MEDIATORS' DIPLOMACIES AS ARMENIA'S PATIENCE RUNS OUT
Marina Ananikyan
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 27, 2012 - 21:16 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan, having gained full confidence of its
impunity has long stopped pretending to work towards peaceful
settlement of Karabakh issue, openly ignoring the urges of
international mediators.
Over the last few days, Azeri army has repeatedly violated ceasefire
at the border with Armenia as well as the line of contact with
Karabakh forces. The "neighbors" haven't restricted themselves to
opening fire at military positions. On April 24, Azeris opened fire
at ambulance car on the line of contact. On April 25, Azeri army
has been shelling a school and a kindergarten in Doveg village,
Armenia's Tavush province. On April 27, VAZ 2107 car belonging to an
Armenian serviceman was shelled on the road to the village of Aygepar
in Tavush. The attack left 3 servicemen dead.
Immediately after the incident, Armenian Defense Ministry informed
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador
Andrzej Kasprzyk on the deaths of 3 servicemen in Armenia's border
region. As was revealed later, Azeri saboteurs entered the territory
of Armenia, trespassing the border, and opened fire at the servicemen.
Following the attacks, President Sargsyan stated that Armenia will
retaliate for Azeri actions; the country won't allow the adversary
to use electoral fuss in Armenia to gain its own ends.
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs gave a prompt response to the attacks.
However, their reaction was traditionally restricted to a statement
with general formulations of non-acceptability of ceasefire violation
and urges for peacefully negotiated settlement of the conflict.
However, as proved in practice, the more diplomatic are the statements
issued, the more aggressive and insolent Baku grows, openly ignoring
the urges of OSCE MG co-chairs.
Isn't it time to pass from words to deeds? Could the superpowers,
for just a moment, forget about petrodollars Baku is using to buy its
impunity? Isn't it time to stop turning a blind eye to Azeri outrage?
It has to be done, sooner or later. To all appearances, Armenia will
have to be the one to do it, just like it did 20 years ago.
Marina Ananikyan
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 27, 2012 - 21:16 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan, having gained full confidence of its
impunity has long stopped pretending to work towards peaceful
settlement of Karabakh issue, openly ignoring the urges of
international mediators.
Over the last few days, Azeri army has repeatedly violated ceasefire
at the border with Armenia as well as the line of contact with
Karabakh forces. The "neighbors" haven't restricted themselves to
opening fire at military positions. On April 24, Azeris opened fire
at ambulance car on the line of contact. On April 25, Azeri army
has been shelling a school and a kindergarten in Doveg village,
Armenia's Tavush province. On April 27, VAZ 2107 car belonging to an
Armenian serviceman was shelled on the road to the village of Aygepar
in Tavush. The attack left 3 servicemen dead.
Immediately after the incident, Armenian Defense Ministry informed
Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador
Andrzej Kasprzyk on the deaths of 3 servicemen in Armenia's border
region. As was revealed later, Azeri saboteurs entered the territory
of Armenia, trespassing the border, and opened fire at the servicemen.
Following the attacks, President Sargsyan stated that Armenia will
retaliate for Azeri actions; the country won't allow the adversary
to use electoral fuss in Armenia to gain its own ends.
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs gave a prompt response to the attacks.
However, their reaction was traditionally restricted to a statement
with general formulations of non-acceptability of ceasefire violation
and urges for peacefully negotiated settlement of the conflict.
However, as proved in practice, the more diplomatic are the statements
issued, the more aggressive and insolent Baku grows, openly ignoring
the urges of OSCE MG co-chairs.
Isn't it time to pass from words to deeds? Could the superpowers,
for just a moment, forget about petrodollars Baku is using to buy its
impunity? Isn't it time to stop turning a blind eye to Azeri outrage?
It has to be done, sooner or later. To all appearances, Armenia will
have to be the one to do it, just like it did 20 years ago.