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VOA: KARABAKH CONFLICT COULD BE REIGNITED DURING AZERI ELECTION
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/06/14/voa-karabakh-conflict-could-be-reignited-during-azeri-election/
15:18 14.06.2013
Almost two decades ago, the big guns fell silent in the war between
Armenians and Azeris. Today, the 1994 ceasefire trench lines remain
frozen in place. But Azerbaijan holds presidential elections in
October. Now, some fear this frozen conflict could reignite over
Nagorno-Karabakh, the Voice of America writes.
Ashot Ghoulian, chair of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh,
said aid flows here from Armenians around the world.
"The Diaspora has a huge significance for the social economic
development of Karabakh," he said in the offices of the parliament of
the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. "What our compatriots
are sending from America, from European countries, from Russia, and
the former Soviet states - all of this allows us to complete very
serious economic projects."
Diaspora aid paved Karabakh's lifeline to the outside world - a curving
mountain road to neighboring Armenia. To further cut Karabakh's
isolation, a new airport has been completed for Stepanakert, the
region's capital.
But it remains unused: Azerbaijan threatens to shoot down planes
landing here. And Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has repeated vows to
retake Nagorno-Karabakh, by force if necessary.
He said: "What's happening with Azerbaijan, anti-Armenian hysteria,
the arms race, and Armenophobia - I think all of this is postponing
resolution of the Karabakh problem."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/06/14/voa-karabakh-conflict-could-be-reignited-during-azeri-election/
15:18 14.06.2013
Almost two decades ago, the big guns fell silent in the war between
Armenians and Azeris. Today, the 1994 ceasefire trench lines remain
frozen in place. But Azerbaijan holds presidential elections in
October. Now, some fear this frozen conflict could reignite over
Nagorno-Karabakh, the Voice of America writes.
Ashot Ghoulian, chair of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh,
said aid flows here from Armenians around the world.
"The Diaspora has a huge significance for the social economic
development of Karabakh," he said in the offices of the parliament of
the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. "What our compatriots
are sending from America, from European countries, from Russia, and
the former Soviet states - all of this allows us to complete very
serious economic projects."
Diaspora aid paved Karabakh's lifeline to the outside world - a curving
mountain road to neighboring Armenia. To further cut Karabakh's
isolation, a new airport has been completed for Stepanakert, the
region's capital.
But it remains unused: Azerbaijan threatens to shoot down planes
landing here. And Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has repeated vows to
retake Nagorno-Karabakh, by force if necessary.
He said: "What's happening with Azerbaijan, anti-Armenian hysteria,
the arms race, and Armenophobia - I think all of this is postponing
resolution of the Karabakh problem."