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Azerbaijan trying to convince superpowers in anti-Iranian sentiments - expert
November 09, 2013 | 13:18
YEREVAN. - Azerbaijani side is presenting numerous versions on the
incident on Iran-Azerbaijan border, however the arguments of the
Iranian side are more reliable, Armenian political analyst said.
Rudik Yarlyan, expert on Iranian studies, is confident that the closed
border is advantageous to Azerbaijan.
`Thus, Azerbaijan is trying to create an occasion to put obstacles to
further crossings of the border, since there are problems in terms of
contacts between the nations. If the contacts become intense, this
will pose danger to Azerbaijani ruling elite,' the analyst told
reporters on Saturday.
However, economically the closure of checkpoints will negatively
affect Azerbaijan.
The expert does not think that the incident will turn into a serious
problem, but the tension in Iran-Azerbaijan relations will not be
eased. The provocation from the Azerbaijani side may be a message to
world powers indicating that the country remains an anti-Iranian
factor in the region.
In the context of recent elections and current geopolitical processes,
Azerbaijani authorities are obsessed with convincing the superpowers
in their anti-Iranian sentiments, Yarlyan added.
As a result of border incident on Iranian-Azerbaijani border,
Azerbaijan closed joint Poldasht International Border on Wednesday.
Next day Iranian border guards closed Jolfa and Bilesavar borders in
return.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
November 09, 2013 | 13:18
YEREVAN. - Azerbaijani side is presenting numerous versions on the
incident on Iran-Azerbaijan border, however the arguments of the
Iranian side are more reliable, Armenian political analyst said.
Rudik Yarlyan, expert on Iranian studies, is confident that the closed
border is advantageous to Azerbaijan.
`Thus, Azerbaijan is trying to create an occasion to put obstacles to
further crossings of the border, since there are problems in terms of
contacts between the nations. If the contacts become intense, this
will pose danger to Azerbaijani ruling elite,' the analyst told
reporters on Saturday.
However, economically the closure of checkpoints will negatively
affect Azerbaijan.
The expert does not think that the incident will turn into a serious
problem, but the tension in Iran-Azerbaijan relations will not be
eased. The provocation from the Azerbaijani side may be a message to
world powers indicating that the country remains an anti-Iranian
factor in the region.
In the context of recent elections and current geopolitical processes,
Azerbaijani authorities are obsessed with convincing the superpowers
in their anti-Iranian sentiments, Yarlyan added.
As a result of border incident on Iranian-Azerbaijani border,
Azerbaijan closed joint Poldasht International Border on Wednesday.
Next day Iranian border guards closed Jolfa and Bilesavar borders in
return.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am