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AZERBAIJAN CONDEMNS KARABAKH PARADE
Armenialiberty.org
http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/24576829.html
May 10 2012
Azerbaijan on Thursday condemned as a "provocation" a high-profile
military parade that was held in Nagorno-Karabakh and attended by
President Serzh Sarkisian.
"Such a destructive position demonstrates that the Armenian side is
not prepared to hold negotiations in a constructive manner," the
APA news agency quoted an Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman,
Elman Abdullayev, as telling journalists.
The parade, which involved scores of troops, tanks and other military
hardware, was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of a key battle that
greatly contributed to the Armenian victory in the 1991-1994 war
for Karabakh.
Azerbaijan has similarly condemned Sarkisian's presence at military
exercises held by Karabakh's Armenian-based armed forces. Watching
such drills in late 2010, Sarkisian warned that the Armenian side
will deal a "devastating and final" blow to Baku if it attempts to
resolve their conflict by force.
Azerbaijani leaders threaten to forcibly win back Karabakh and
Armenian-occupied territories surrounding it on a regular basis.
In a separate development, a senior aide to Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev accused the West on Thursday of unjustly portraying the
weekend parliamentary elections in Armenia as democratic.
"Voting in Armenia's elections was largely a show organized by
themselves," Novruz Mammadov said, according to the Trend news agency.
"Unfortunately, the West, having immediately demonstrated some
[pro-Armenian] partiality, wants to present these elections as
transparent and democratic."
Armenialiberty.org
http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/24576829.html
May 10 2012
Azerbaijan on Thursday condemned as a "provocation" a high-profile
military parade that was held in Nagorno-Karabakh and attended by
President Serzh Sarkisian.
"Such a destructive position demonstrates that the Armenian side is
not prepared to hold negotiations in a constructive manner," the
APA news agency quoted an Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman,
Elman Abdullayev, as telling journalists.
The parade, which involved scores of troops, tanks and other military
hardware, was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of a key battle that
greatly contributed to the Armenian victory in the 1991-1994 war
for Karabakh.
Azerbaijan has similarly condemned Sarkisian's presence at military
exercises held by Karabakh's Armenian-based armed forces. Watching
such drills in late 2010, Sarkisian warned that the Armenian side
will deal a "devastating and final" blow to Baku if it attempts to
resolve their conflict by force.
Azerbaijani leaders threaten to forcibly win back Karabakh and
Armenian-occupied territories surrounding it on a regular basis.
In a separate development, a senior aide to Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev accused the West on Thursday of unjustly portraying the
weekend parliamentary elections in Armenia as democratic.
"Voting in Armenia's elections was largely a show organized by
themselves," Novruz Mammadov said, according to the Trend news agency.
"Unfortunately, the West, having immediately demonstrated some
[pro-Armenian] partiality, wants to present these elections as
transparent and democratic."