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`Black hole' in South Caucasus - Russian paper
tert.am
12:07 - 15.06.12
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore's
call for stopping the violence on the Line of Contact around Karabakh
did notasbolutely ease the tension, the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya
Gazeta says in a recent article.
`The exchanges of fire continued across the border of the unrecognized
Nagorno-Karabakh [Republic]. Speaking in Yerevan and Baku, Gilmore
pointed out to the impermissibility of violence. But the messages from
those countries suggested that it did not actually yield any result,'
the paper says, commenting on the recent border incidents between
Azerbaijan and Armenia and the OSCE official's subsequent statement in
that connection.
The author of the article, Yuriy Rocks, believes that all future
expectations now depend upon the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign
ministers' upcoming meeting in Paris later this month.
`Gilmore would tell the conflicting parties sensible things about
peace. But that wasn't something they were hearing for the first time
over the past year. The conflicting sides now accuse the mediators of
the current stalemate in the negotiations,' he says, adding that
Yerevan is more tolerant to the current status quo over Karabakh in
comparison to Baku.
Elaborating on Gilmore's statement, however, Rocks notes further that
it gives rise to many questions for the Armenian authorities as well.
`Yerevan does not conceal its disappointment as Gilmore said at the
Baku airport that he is not planning to visit the unrecognized
Nagorno-Karabakh. As for the other question, it is directed more to
the international stakeholders rather than the OSCE,' he adds.
According to the paper, Armenia cannot but worry over the
strengthening Israeli-Azerbaijani cooperation that enabled Baku to
acquire $2 billion worth weapons supplies (a deal which the West calls
a coerced step against the backdrop of the tension around Iran).
Referring to the Israeli Knesset's recent debates over the Armenian
Genocide, it characterizes the move as Tel Aviv's attempt to drive
Turkey to a tight corner.
The tension in the Caucasus cannot go unnoticed by the official
Moscow, the paper says, referring to the Veterinary and Phytosanitary
Surveillance Service's recent warning to ban the import of fruits and
vegetables from Azerbaijan.
Noting that Armenia and Russia are strategic partners, Rock says in
the meantime that Iran appears to be the country's hidden ally.
`The fact that the military base in Gyumri has intensified its
shooting drills and prolonged the hours of flights for pilots cannot
be a mere coincidence, given the tension on the Contact Line,' he
adds.
tert.am
12:07 - 15.06.12
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore's
call for stopping the violence on the Line of Contact around Karabakh
did notasbolutely ease the tension, the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya
Gazeta says in a recent article.
`The exchanges of fire continued across the border of the unrecognized
Nagorno-Karabakh [Republic]. Speaking in Yerevan and Baku, Gilmore
pointed out to the impermissibility of violence. But the messages from
those countries suggested that it did not actually yield any result,'
the paper says, commenting on the recent border incidents between
Azerbaijan and Armenia and the OSCE official's subsequent statement in
that connection.
The author of the article, Yuriy Rocks, believes that all future
expectations now depend upon the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign
ministers' upcoming meeting in Paris later this month.
`Gilmore would tell the conflicting parties sensible things about
peace. But that wasn't something they were hearing for the first time
over the past year. The conflicting sides now accuse the mediators of
the current stalemate in the negotiations,' he says, adding that
Yerevan is more tolerant to the current status quo over Karabakh in
comparison to Baku.
Elaborating on Gilmore's statement, however, Rocks notes further that
it gives rise to many questions for the Armenian authorities as well.
`Yerevan does not conceal its disappointment as Gilmore said at the
Baku airport that he is not planning to visit the unrecognized
Nagorno-Karabakh. As for the other question, it is directed more to
the international stakeholders rather than the OSCE,' he adds.
According to the paper, Armenia cannot but worry over the
strengthening Israeli-Azerbaijani cooperation that enabled Baku to
acquire $2 billion worth weapons supplies (a deal which the West calls
a coerced step against the backdrop of the tension around Iran).
Referring to the Israeli Knesset's recent debates over the Armenian
Genocide, it characterizes the move as Tel Aviv's attempt to drive
Turkey to a tight corner.
The tension in the Caucasus cannot go unnoticed by the official
Moscow, the paper says, referring to the Veterinary and Phytosanitary
Surveillance Service's recent warning to ban the import of fruits and
vegetables from Azerbaijan.
Noting that Armenia and Russia are strategic partners, Rock says in
the meantime that Iran appears to be the country's hidden ally.
`The fact that the military base in Gyumri has intensified its
shooting drills and prolonged the hours of flights for pilots cannot
be a mere coincidence, given the tension on the Contact Line,' he
adds.