Tweet
AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT 'MAD POLITICIAN' - ARMENIAN EX-OFFICIAL
tert.am
08.06.12
The recent incidents on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border resemble
pre-battle reconnaissance. However, one has really to be a mad
politician to start a war, Vahan Shirkhanyan, Armenia's former deputy
minister of defense, told journalists on Friday.
"The first precondition for unleashing a war is a really stronger
army. The second is being confident that the enemy is weaker. The
third is being confidence that no international sanctions will be
applied against you," Shirkhanyan said.
One more reason is suggesting "speeding up the settlement on the
basis of the Madrid principle" during US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton's visit.
The Azeri leaders' panic accounts for Azerbaijan's stance.
Azerbaijan's fear is that, from the international community's point
of view, the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process is showing a shift -
although a minor one - in favor of Armenia.
The reasons are as follow: the regional strategic programs, namely, US
instructions to Azerbaijan for the country to follow them in exchange
for Nagorno-Karabakh without war. However, all the "programs" fail
one after another.
With respect to Azerbaijan's confidence in its military superiority,
Shirkhanyan said that Azerbaijan can by no means be confident of that.
Corruption and perversion in Azerbaijan's army are among the factors
that make it impossible to speak of Azerbaijan's military might.
From: A. Papazian
tert.am
08.06.12
The recent incidents on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border resemble
pre-battle reconnaissance. However, one has really to be a mad
politician to start a war, Vahan Shirkhanyan, Armenia's former deputy
minister of defense, told journalists on Friday.
"The first precondition for unleashing a war is a really stronger
army. The second is being confident that the enemy is weaker. The
third is being confidence that no international sanctions will be
applied against you," Shirkhanyan said.
One more reason is suggesting "speeding up the settlement on the
basis of the Madrid principle" during US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton's visit.
The Azeri leaders' panic accounts for Azerbaijan's stance.
Azerbaijan's fear is that, from the international community's point
of view, the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process is showing a shift -
although a minor one - in favor of Armenia.
The reasons are as follow: the regional strategic programs, namely, US
instructions to Azerbaijan for the country to follow them in exchange
for Nagorno-Karabakh without war. However, all the "programs" fail
one after another.
With respect to Azerbaijan's confidence in its military superiority,
Shirkhanyan said that Azerbaijan can by no means be confident of that.
Corruption and perversion in Azerbaijan's army are among the factors
that make it impossible to speak of Azerbaijan's military might.
From: A. Papazian