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WAR WORDS: ANALYST CONSIDERS AZERI RHETORIC "COMMON"
http://armenianow.com/society/47709/safar_abiyev_russiaarmenia_relations_karabakh_war
SOCIETY | 16.07.13 | 18:10
By Gohar Abrahamyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
Modus Vivendi center leader believes the Azeri defense minister's
saber-rattling of several days ago is nothing new and that "such
bellicose rhetoric has become rather common and is now on the
presidential, rather than the defense ministry level of Azerbaijan".
Last week Azeri defense minister Safar Abiyev said during the reception
of the Korean National Assembly delegation on an official visit in Baku
that "Azerbaijan has no other choice but for strengthening its armed
forces and liberating its occupied lands," reports Regnum information
agency. Abiyev also added that "Despite the attempts at peaceful
settlement of the conflict, Armenia continues its occupant policy. The
OSCE Minsk Group efforts so far have yielded no results either."
Political analyst Ara Papyan, leading Modus Vivendi center, reflecting
on these statements told the press on Tuesday that the Karabakh issue
is entering a new stage and is largely perceived as Armenia-Azerbaijan
conflict.
Papyan believes that the West is not interested in a war in the region.
"We will definitely not lose this war. Azerbaijan definitely cannot
have an upper hand. Yes, today the morale and the psychological
atmosphere is different from the one in the 1990s, but the professional
combat-readiness and the kind of military weapons we possess provide
such opportunities that they [the Azeris] would never recover. But
the thing is that the potential war would have grave consequences
for the entire region," says Papyan.
In reference to Armenia-Russia relations, in particular to the fact
that Russia recently sold a great amount of assault weaponry, including
multiple rocket launchers, to Azerbaijan, Papyan says that there is
certain tension between the two countries and Russia is to be blamed
for it, because its conduct is not befitting of a strategic partner.
"We have become too close to the Russians, and now they do not have
either fear or caution, because they have blocked all of Armenia's
alternative roads. Under the circumstances Armenia should not give
up pre-signing the Association Agreement with the European Union,
which is beneficial both in economic and military terms," he says.
http://armenianow.com/society/47709/safar_abiyev_russiaarmenia_relations_karabakh_war
SOCIETY | 16.07.13 | 18:10
By Gohar Abrahamyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
Modus Vivendi center leader believes the Azeri defense minister's
saber-rattling of several days ago is nothing new and that "such
bellicose rhetoric has become rather common and is now on the
presidential, rather than the defense ministry level of Azerbaijan".
Last week Azeri defense minister Safar Abiyev said during the reception
of the Korean National Assembly delegation on an official visit in Baku
that "Azerbaijan has no other choice but for strengthening its armed
forces and liberating its occupied lands," reports Regnum information
agency. Abiyev also added that "Despite the attempts at peaceful
settlement of the conflict, Armenia continues its occupant policy. The
OSCE Minsk Group efforts so far have yielded no results either."
Political analyst Ara Papyan, leading Modus Vivendi center, reflecting
on these statements told the press on Tuesday that the Karabakh issue
is entering a new stage and is largely perceived as Armenia-Azerbaijan
conflict.
Papyan believes that the West is not interested in a war in the region.
"We will definitely not lose this war. Azerbaijan definitely cannot
have an upper hand. Yes, today the morale and the psychological
atmosphere is different from the one in the 1990s, but the professional
combat-readiness and the kind of military weapons we possess provide
such opportunities that they [the Azeris] would never recover. But
the thing is that the potential war would have grave consequences
for the entire region," says Papyan.
In reference to Armenia-Russia relations, in particular to the fact
that Russia recently sold a great amount of assault weaponry, including
multiple rocket launchers, to Azerbaijan, Papyan says that there is
certain tension between the two countries and Russia is to be blamed
for it, because its conduct is not befitting of a strategic partner.
"We have become too close to the Russians, and now they do not have
either fear or caution, because they have blocked all of Armenia's
alternative roads. Under the circumstances Armenia should not give
up pre-signing the Association Agreement with the European Union,
which is beneficial both in economic and military terms," he says.