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ARMENIAN ACTIVIST: LIKELIHOOD OF WAR HIGHER THAN EVER TODAY
tert.am
05.06.12
The likelihood of a renewed war over Nagorno-Karabakh has reached
its maximum level since the signing of ceasefire, Zhirayr Sefilyan,
a member of Sardarapat Movement and a former commander of a special
battalion in Shoushi, told Tert.am.
Speaking of the recent cross-border tensions between Armenia and
Azerbaijan, the activist said that the violence may eventually lead
to a larger-scale armed conflict or the resumption of war.
Asked to comment whether yesterday's armed attack against two villages
in Tavush region was really linked to US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton's visit, he said: "Lethal cross-border incidents ahead of such
high-ranking officials' visits have increased in number recently. That
could be a signal that the Azerbaijani authorities instruct their
armed forces command to launch such military operations."
As for possible developments around Nagorno-Karabakh, Sefilyan said
that the advantages Armenia could have today thanks to regional
developments are neutralized by the ruling authorities.
"The regional context of the Karabakh conflict is now characterized
by an increasing tension, given the West's hard line on Iran. But the
special status of the Armenian-Iranian relations is comprehensible
to both the United States and the entire West. Such circumstances
objectively increase Armenia's significance, but a subjective
factor such as the feebleness of the dependent regime which links
its legitimacy with foreign [forces] neutralizes that advantage,
making Armenia very vulnerable," he noted.
From: A. Papazian
tert.am
05.06.12
The likelihood of a renewed war over Nagorno-Karabakh has reached
its maximum level since the signing of ceasefire, Zhirayr Sefilyan,
a member of Sardarapat Movement and a former commander of a special
battalion in Shoushi, told Tert.am.
Speaking of the recent cross-border tensions between Armenia and
Azerbaijan, the activist said that the violence may eventually lead
to a larger-scale armed conflict or the resumption of war.
Asked to comment whether yesterday's armed attack against two villages
in Tavush region was really linked to US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton's visit, he said: "Lethal cross-border incidents ahead of such
high-ranking officials' visits have increased in number recently. That
could be a signal that the Azerbaijani authorities instruct their
armed forces command to launch such military operations."
As for possible developments around Nagorno-Karabakh, Sefilyan said
that the advantages Armenia could have today thanks to regional
developments are neutralized by the ruling authorities.
"The regional context of the Karabakh conflict is now characterized
by an increasing tension, given the West's hard line on Iran. But the
special status of the Armenian-Iranian relations is comprehensible
to both the United States and the entire West. Such circumstances
objectively increase Armenia's significance, but a subjective
factor such as the feebleness of the dependent regime which links
its legitimacy with foreign [forces] neutralizes that advantage,
making Armenia very vulnerable," he noted.
From: A. Papazian