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Friday, 08 June 2012 09:50
In the recent days, there was sharp escalation of tension in the
conflict zone, both in the Azerbaijani-Armenian and
Azerbaijani-Karabakh sections of the line of contact between the armed
forces of the conflicting parties. The information coming from the
front reminds the chronicle of the war years - reports on the deceased
and wounded on both sides.
As you know, early in the morning of June 4, as a result of the attack
attempted by an Azerbaijani sabotage group in the north-eastern
section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, three Armenian soldiers
were killed and some were wounded. A day later, on the night of 5th to
6th June, the Azerbaijani party took military actions in three
directions in the southern section of the line of contact between the
armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan to capture the
positions of the NKR Defense Army. During the fight, one soldier of
the Karabakh Army was killed and two were injured.
The first question that arises in such bloody incidents is "Who
benefits from this?" Was it a coincidence or not, but the subversive
actions of the Azerbaijani party coincided with the visit to the
region of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who arrived just on
June 4 in the first point of her visit - to Yerevan. If I may say so,
there is even certain regularity in this "randomness". The skirmishes
on the contact-line became permanent long ago, but the diversionary
attacks of the enemy are not so frequent. In addition, it was noticed
long ago that Azerbaijan usually undertakes such military provocations
on the eve of a visit to the region of high-ranking officials or
missions of foreign countries and international structures related to
the issue of Karabakh settlement. And again, as a rule, official Baku
hurries to present to the international community the perverted
picture of the incident, blaming the Armenian party for the
destabilization of the situation and the human losses.
The fact of the above mentioned tragic events was not an exception.
Thus, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry issued blatant disinformation,
according to which "on June 5, at about 6:30 am, a group of saboteurs
from Armenia attempted to penetrate into the positions of the
Azerbaijani armed forces, but, after suffering losses, was forced to
retreat". Obviously, the leadership of Azerbaijan takes its initiated
escalation of tension (even better, in its opinion, with human losses)
as a kind of instrument of pressure even on both Armenian parties,
but, first of all, on the international mediators in order to require
then sanctions against Armenia with all the ensuing consequences.
We believe the answer to the question "Who benefits from this?" is
clear. But, in this connection I would like to ask a question to the
international mediators, in particular, the co-chairs of the OSCE
Minsk Group. It is evident that such dangerous actions by Azerbaijan
are a threat to the peace and stability in the South Caucasus region,
bringing to naught all the efforts of Russia, the United States and
France to intensify the negotiation process and to bring nearer the
final solution to the issue. However, judging by the behavior of the
mediators, another fact is obvious - they will not succeed in
achieving a consensus between the parties, because they are looking
for a compromise where it simply cannot be. We have repeatedly noted
that the vicious practice of parity used by the OSCE Minsk Group, when
the responsibility for the explosive situation created by Azerbaijan
is equally assigned to all the parties to the conflict, corrupts
official Baku and makes it "unable to negotiate". Similarly, during
her visit to Yerevan Mrs. Clinton, expressing regret about the tragic
incident on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, stated: "The use of force
will not resolve the Karabakh conflict, and we are calling on all the
parties to refrain from using force and violence". The appeal to "all
the parties", while the main culprit of the provocation and soldiers'
death is well known, is no more than an empty phrase.
Such an amorphous position and statement of the mediators, having no
desire to note the particular culprit of the destabilization and human
losses and to apply internationally accepted sanctions to him, force
the armed forces of Armenia and the NKR to impose their own sanctions
on the aggressor. Both Yerevan and Stepanakert have repeatedly warned
that they would certainly resort to retaliatory actions against
Azerbaijan, which is entirely responsible for the gross violation of
the cease-fire and the death of the Armenian soldiers. Word was always
followed by deed, which has happened this time too, the results of
which are not hidden even by the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan. But,
is this a solution to the issue or is it what the mediators need? We
don't think so. Hillary Clinton's visit to the region testifies to the
importance that the U.S. pays to the South Caucasus. And if Washington
and its partners in the Minsk Group are really interested in the
stability and security in the region, they must act upon it.
And our last question refers to the Azerbaijani society. When will it
finally present a bloody bill to its own authorities, for which the
lives of young Azerbaijanis are of no value, which was confirmed by
the last war? The authorities that, for the sake of very shadowy
political dividends, sacrifice the lives of the guys on both sides of
the line of contact? Bloody contact...
Leonid Martirossian
Editor-in-Chief of Azat Artsakh newspaper
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=716:-regularity-of-randomness&catid=3:all&Itemid=4
Friday, 08 June 2012 09:50
In the recent days, there was sharp escalation of tension in the
conflict zone, both in the Azerbaijani-Armenian and
Azerbaijani-Karabakh sections of the line of contact between the armed
forces of the conflicting parties. The information coming from the
front reminds the chronicle of the war years - reports on the deceased
and wounded on both sides.
As you know, early in the morning of June 4, as a result of the attack
attempted by an Azerbaijani sabotage group in the north-eastern
section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, three Armenian soldiers
were killed and some were wounded. A day later, on the night of 5th to
6th June, the Azerbaijani party took military actions in three
directions in the southern section of the line of contact between the
armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan to capture the
positions of the NKR Defense Army. During the fight, one soldier of
the Karabakh Army was killed and two were injured.
The first question that arises in such bloody incidents is "Who
benefits from this?" Was it a coincidence or not, but the subversive
actions of the Azerbaijani party coincided with the visit to the
region of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who arrived just on
June 4 in the first point of her visit - to Yerevan. If I may say so,
there is even certain regularity in this "randomness". The skirmishes
on the contact-line became permanent long ago, but the diversionary
attacks of the enemy are not so frequent. In addition, it was noticed
long ago that Azerbaijan usually undertakes such military provocations
on the eve of a visit to the region of high-ranking officials or
missions of foreign countries and international structures related to
the issue of Karabakh settlement. And again, as a rule, official Baku
hurries to present to the international community the perverted
picture of the incident, blaming the Armenian party for the
destabilization of the situation and the human losses.
The fact of the above mentioned tragic events was not an exception.
Thus, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry issued blatant disinformation,
according to which "on June 5, at about 6:30 am, a group of saboteurs
from Armenia attempted to penetrate into the positions of the
Azerbaijani armed forces, but, after suffering losses, was forced to
retreat". Obviously, the leadership of Azerbaijan takes its initiated
escalation of tension (even better, in its opinion, with human losses)
as a kind of instrument of pressure even on both Armenian parties,
but, first of all, on the international mediators in order to require
then sanctions against Armenia with all the ensuing consequences.
We believe the answer to the question "Who benefits from this?" is
clear. But, in this connection I would like to ask a question to the
international mediators, in particular, the co-chairs of the OSCE
Minsk Group. It is evident that such dangerous actions by Azerbaijan
are a threat to the peace and stability in the South Caucasus region,
bringing to naught all the efforts of Russia, the United States and
France to intensify the negotiation process and to bring nearer the
final solution to the issue. However, judging by the behavior of the
mediators, another fact is obvious - they will not succeed in
achieving a consensus between the parties, because they are looking
for a compromise where it simply cannot be. We have repeatedly noted
that the vicious practice of parity used by the OSCE Minsk Group, when
the responsibility for the explosive situation created by Azerbaijan
is equally assigned to all the parties to the conflict, corrupts
official Baku and makes it "unable to negotiate". Similarly, during
her visit to Yerevan Mrs. Clinton, expressing regret about the tragic
incident on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, stated: "The use of force
will not resolve the Karabakh conflict, and we are calling on all the
parties to refrain from using force and violence". The appeal to "all
the parties", while the main culprit of the provocation and soldiers'
death is well known, is no more than an empty phrase.
Such an amorphous position and statement of the mediators, having no
desire to note the particular culprit of the destabilization and human
losses and to apply internationally accepted sanctions to him, force
the armed forces of Armenia and the NKR to impose their own sanctions
on the aggressor. Both Yerevan and Stepanakert have repeatedly warned
that they would certainly resort to retaliatory actions against
Azerbaijan, which is entirely responsible for the gross violation of
the cease-fire and the death of the Armenian soldiers. Word was always
followed by deed, which has happened this time too, the results of
which are not hidden even by the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan. But,
is this a solution to the issue or is it what the mediators need? We
don't think so. Hillary Clinton's visit to the region testifies to the
importance that the U.S. pays to the South Caucasus. And if Washington
and its partners in the Minsk Group are really interested in the
stability and security in the region, they must act upon it.
And our last question refers to the Azerbaijani society. When will it
finally present a bloody bill to its own authorities, for which the
lives of young Azerbaijanis are of no value, which was confirmed by
the last war? The authorities that, for the sake of very shadowy
political dividends, sacrifice the lives of the guys on both sides of
the line of contact? Bloody contact...
Leonid Martirossian
Editor-in-Chief of Azat Artsakh newspaper
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress