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AZERBAIJAN MAY RESUME WAR IN 2014 - EXPERT
tert.am
08.06.12
Director of the Regional Studies Center Richard Giragosuyan is
concerned that Azerbaijan may resume the war with Armenia as early
as in 2014.
As he told reporters on Friday, the 20th anniversary of the Ceasefire
Accord might mark the symbolic end of the deal. He said Azerbaijan
is inclined to resort to war once it sees no progress in the peace
process over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Another key factor, according to him, is that the country is running
out of its oil resources but has enough time in the coming couple of
years to acquire military equipment.
The expert noted further that the 2014 Winter Olympics increase
Azerbaijan's chances given that the hosting country, Russia, will
focus more attention on the sporting events rather than regional
peace in that period.
As for the Azerbaijani forces recent borderline clashes that amounted
to a violation of the Ceasefire Accord, claiming the lives of five
Armenian soldiers, Giragosyan said they are targeted against the
West, not just Armenia. According to him, Azerbaijan wanted to incite
Armenia to violence in an attempt to raise what he called the level
of its domestic legitimacy.
The expert noted that Azerbaijan is not yet ready for war despite all
its efforts to prove that it is strengthening its military potential.
Giragosyan believes that unlike Azerbaijan, Armenia is ready to
protect its territories. According to him, the only sphere which needs
further perfection in the country is national security which has to be
"active and professional".
tert.am
08.06.12
Director of the Regional Studies Center Richard Giragosuyan is
concerned that Azerbaijan may resume the war with Armenia as early
as in 2014.
As he told reporters on Friday, the 20th anniversary of the Ceasefire
Accord might mark the symbolic end of the deal. He said Azerbaijan
is inclined to resort to war once it sees no progress in the peace
process over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Another key factor, according to him, is that the country is running
out of its oil resources but has enough time in the coming couple of
years to acquire military equipment.
The expert noted further that the 2014 Winter Olympics increase
Azerbaijan's chances given that the hosting country, Russia, will
focus more attention on the sporting events rather than regional
peace in that period.
As for the Azerbaijani forces recent borderline clashes that amounted
to a violation of the Ceasefire Accord, claiming the lives of five
Armenian soldiers, Giragosyan said they are targeted against the
West, not just Armenia. According to him, Azerbaijan wanted to incite
Armenia to violence in an attempt to raise what he called the level
of its domestic legitimacy.
The expert noted that Azerbaijan is not yet ready for war despite all
its efforts to prove that it is strengthening its military potential.
Giragosyan believes that unlike Azerbaijan, Armenia is ready to
protect its territories. According to him, the only sphere which needs
further perfection in the country is national security which has to be
"active and professional".