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EXPERT: FOR AZERBAIJAN, PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT IS NOT THE ONLY OPTION
Panorama.am
01/11/2012
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's spokesman Eldar Sabiroglu has been
making harsh statements two days in a row. He announced on Tuesday that
Azerbaijan's air defense system is able to detect and neutralize any
missile fired by the Armenian side. Moreover, the Azerbaijani army,
he noted, can strike any target on the territory of Armenia. The
Azerbaijani army will take corresponding action should Stepanakert
airport open, Sabiroglu said on Wednesday.
Also, Azerbaijani Military Unit Commander, Major General Nizam Osmanov
stated on Wednesday that the Azerbaijani army is ready to fulfill
all tasks set before it.
Panorama.am held an interview on the matter with expert Tigran
Abrahamyan.
The expert points out two reasons for such statements by Azerbaijani
top military officials.
"Firstly, these statements came in response to the impressive military
exercise held in the Aghdam district in eastern Karabakh recently. It
is no secret that any such exercise causes stir among Azerbaijani
leadership, accompanied by harsh statements from Baku. The extent
of harshness of Azerbaijan's threats and of its response is directly
proportional to the quality of the military exercise held in Artsakh.
Secondly, given the fact that the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
met jointly on October 27 with the Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward
Nalbandian and the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov
in Paris and the FMs voiced their commitment to peaceful settlement
during the meeting, this statement of the Azerbaijani military leaders
could be interpreted in two ways: either the country's military and
political leaders have no consensus on the matter or Azerbaijan was
not honest in its remarks and as a rule does everything possible to
preserve status quo," Tigran Abrahamyan said.
Despite the fact that during the Paris meeting, the Foreign Ministers
of Armenia and Azerbaijan "reiterated their determination to continue
working with the Co-Chairs to reach a peaceful settlement," several
days after that meeting Azerbaijan made understand that it not only
departs from the agreements reached but also thinks that peaceful
settlement is not the only option, the expert concluded.
Panorama.am
01/11/2012
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's spokesman Eldar Sabiroglu has been
making harsh statements two days in a row. He announced on Tuesday that
Azerbaijan's air defense system is able to detect and neutralize any
missile fired by the Armenian side. Moreover, the Azerbaijani army,
he noted, can strike any target on the territory of Armenia. The
Azerbaijani army will take corresponding action should Stepanakert
airport open, Sabiroglu said on Wednesday.
Also, Azerbaijani Military Unit Commander, Major General Nizam Osmanov
stated on Wednesday that the Azerbaijani army is ready to fulfill
all tasks set before it.
Panorama.am held an interview on the matter with expert Tigran
Abrahamyan.
The expert points out two reasons for such statements by Azerbaijani
top military officials.
"Firstly, these statements came in response to the impressive military
exercise held in the Aghdam district in eastern Karabakh recently. It
is no secret that any such exercise causes stir among Azerbaijani
leadership, accompanied by harsh statements from Baku. The extent
of harshness of Azerbaijan's threats and of its response is directly
proportional to the quality of the military exercise held in Artsakh.
Secondly, given the fact that the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group
met jointly on October 27 with the Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward
Nalbandian and the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov
in Paris and the FMs voiced their commitment to peaceful settlement
during the meeting, this statement of the Azerbaijani military leaders
could be interpreted in two ways: either the country's military and
political leaders have no consensus on the matter or Azerbaijan was
not honest in its remarks and as a rule does everything possible to
preserve status quo," Tigran Abrahamyan said.
Despite the fact that during the Paris meeting, the Foreign Ministers
of Armenia and Azerbaijan "reiterated their determination to continue
working with the Co-Chairs to reach a peaceful settlement," several
days after that meeting Azerbaijan made understand that it not only
departs from the agreements reached but also thinks that peaceful
settlement is not the only option, the expert concluded.