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Expert: Stepanakert airport must launch operations after Azeri polls
February 2, 2013 - 18:48 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Stepanakert airport must launch operations following
the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, political analyst Levon
Shirinyan and history expert Gevorg Melkonyansaid
Dwelling on CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha's remarks on
Stepanakert airport, Mr Melkonyan said the organization expressed a
clear stance on the issue by condemning shooting down civil airplanes.
Mr Shirinyan, in turn, stressed the need for the CSTO to issue an
official statement on the case, underscoring the necessity to set up a
commission of independent experts, political analysts and high-ranking
military officials.
CSTO head earlier described the Azerbaijani law allowing to shoot down
the objects crossing Azeri airspace, including civil planes, as a `bad
joke'.
`It's either incorrect wording, or a bad joke because I perceive
Azerbaijan as a civilized country adhering to universal norms. I don't
think that any country believes itself authorized to shoot down a
civil aircraft. So, I don't take the information seriously,' CSTO
Secretary General said.
February 2, 2013 - 18:48 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Stepanakert airport must launch operations following
the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, political analyst Levon
Shirinyan and history expert Gevorg Melkonyansaid
Dwelling on CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha's remarks on
Stepanakert airport, Mr Melkonyan said the organization expressed a
clear stance on the issue by condemning shooting down civil airplanes.
Mr Shirinyan, in turn, stressed the need for the CSTO to issue an
official statement on the case, underscoring the necessity to set up a
commission of independent experts, political analysts and high-ranking
military officials.
CSTO head earlier described the Azerbaijani law allowing to shoot down
the objects crossing Azeri airspace, including civil planes, as a `bad
joke'.
`It's either incorrect wording, or a bad joke because I perceive
Azerbaijan as a civilized country adhering to universal norms. I don't
think that any country believes itself authorized to shoot down a
civil aircraft. So, I don't take the information seriously,' CSTO
Secretary General said.