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Ekspress, Azerbaijan
June 12 2012
Azeri MP links military tensions with Armenia to US official's remarks
A senior Azerbaijani MP has said that Armenians are set to commit
"provocations" on the front-line taking advantage of US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton's remarks
In an interview with Ekspress newspaper on 12 June, the MP and deputy
chairman of the parliamentary committee on defence and security, Aydin
Mirzazada, said that the recent clashes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani
front-line were a provocation. Armenia interpreted Clinton's remarks
in Yerevan about the impossibility of resolving the Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict through military means as supportive of their position and
sought to stage military and political provocations against
Azerbaijan.
"Armenians thought that following Hillary Clinton's statement,
Azerbaijan will not resort to any military operation, and also Armenia
wanted to use this as a factor domestically," the MP said.
The war has never been over, according to the MP. "The war is there
and it always goes on. Simply, after 1994 a temporary truce was
achieved. However, Armenia showed that it is not interested in this
truce. At the same time, it also transpires that it fails to see what
the start of military operations will entail for Armenia itself,"
Mirzazada said.
Mirzazada added that Azerbaijan is capable of restoring its
territorial integrity and that the provocations on the front-line cost
Armenia dearly. "Armenia suffered losses in terms of personnel and
military hardware, and also lost quite a few positions," the MP said.
"During these clashes it emerged that the Azerbaijani armed forces
were stronger than their Armenian counterparts, and had both better
hardware and better military training," he added. According to the
newspaper, Mirzazada does not believe that Russia played a role in the
provocations.
Political analyst and former military aide Vafa Quluzada told Ekspress
that it is not only up to Armenia or Azerbaijan to start a war.
"People are dying on the front-line, our civilian population suffers,
their cattle are being killed and so on. These are undesirable issues.
However, when we say 'this will lead to a war' we have to think that
the war is not only up to Azerbaijan and Armenia. At this moment the
war depends on Russia. When confronted with the USA, will Russia dare
to organize an attack against Azerbaijan and damage US interests?
Considering the current situation in Russia I believe that Russia will
not dare to do this. But it can threaten," Quluzada said.
The analyst also said that Turkey's support for Azerbaijan makes a war
an unlikely prospect. Quluzada said that currently in the region there
are two alliances, each comprised of three states: with Russia, Iran
and Armenia forming one such alliance. "Armenia is here not as an
independent country, but as a colony of Russia of sorts. These three
all have clear anti-Turkic, anti-Western and anti-American stances,"
he said. However, Turkey, Israel and Azerbaijan oppose them.
Quluzada downplayed disagreements between Israel and Turkey. "If it
comes to a fight, Turkey and Israel are in the same camp. Both are in
the American camp. Therefore, when US interests are at stake, Turkey
and Israel will fight shoulder to shoulder.
Whatever differences they may have, it is natural for countries to
have these and to solve them," the analyst said.
[translated from Azeri]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
June 12 2012
Azeri MP links military tensions with Armenia to US official's remarks
A senior Azerbaijani MP has said that Armenians are set to commit
"provocations" on the front-line taking advantage of US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton's remarks
In an interview with Ekspress newspaper on 12 June, the MP and deputy
chairman of the parliamentary committee on defence and security, Aydin
Mirzazada, said that the recent clashes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani
front-line were a provocation. Armenia interpreted Clinton's remarks
in Yerevan about the impossibility of resolving the Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict through military means as supportive of their position and
sought to stage military and political provocations against
Azerbaijan.
"Armenians thought that following Hillary Clinton's statement,
Azerbaijan will not resort to any military operation, and also Armenia
wanted to use this as a factor domestically," the MP said.
The war has never been over, according to the MP. "The war is there
and it always goes on. Simply, after 1994 a temporary truce was
achieved. However, Armenia showed that it is not interested in this
truce. At the same time, it also transpires that it fails to see what
the start of military operations will entail for Armenia itself,"
Mirzazada said.
Mirzazada added that Azerbaijan is capable of restoring its
territorial integrity and that the provocations on the front-line cost
Armenia dearly. "Armenia suffered losses in terms of personnel and
military hardware, and also lost quite a few positions," the MP said.
"During these clashes it emerged that the Azerbaijani armed forces
were stronger than their Armenian counterparts, and had both better
hardware and better military training," he added. According to the
newspaper, Mirzazada does not believe that Russia played a role in the
provocations.
Political analyst and former military aide Vafa Quluzada told Ekspress
that it is not only up to Armenia or Azerbaijan to start a war.
"People are dying on the front-line, our civilian population suffers,
their cattle are being killed and so on. These are undesirable issues.
However, when we say 'this will lead to a war' we have to think that
the war is not only up to Azerbaijan and Armenia. At this moment the
war depends on Russia. When confronted with the USA, will Russia dare
to organize an attack against Azerbaijan and damage US interests?
Considering the current situation in Russia I believe that Russia will
not dare to do this. But it can threaten," Quluzada said.
The analyst also said that Turkey's support for Azerbaijan makes a war
an unlikely prospect. Quluzada said that currently in the region there
are two alliances, each comprised of three states: with Russia, Iran
and Armenia forming one such alliance. "Armenia is here not as an
independent country, but as a colony of Russia of sorts. These three
all have clear anti-Turkic, anti-Western and anti-American stances,"
he said. However, Turkey, Israel and Azerbaijan oppose them.
Quluzada downplayed disagreements between Israel and Turkey. "If it
comes to a fight, Turkey and Israel are in the same camp. Both are in
the American camp. Therefore, when US interests are at stake, Turkey
and Israel will fight shoulder to shoulder.
Whatever differences they may have, it is natural for countries to
have these and to solve them," the analyst said.
[translated from Azeri]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress