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Aug 2 2014
Why is Armenia increasing violence on line of contact?
By Claude Salhani- Trend:
Armenia's armed forces have been very active over the past several
days keeping contact lines separating them from Azerbaijani troops
active, and hot.
On the first night of August Armenians killed eight Azeri soldiers.
And on the second night they killed four more soldiers of the
Azerbaijan armed forces.
To be perfectly correct we should say the Armenians have been keeping
contact lines hotter than the norm. The "norm" in this instant is
around 60 to 80 violations of the ceasefire every day. Yes, you heard
correctly, 60 and 80 violations daily.
It is mystifying and totally unclear why.
The Armenians are playing this game and what they hope to achieve from
it other than further complicate relations with their neighbors
Azerbaijan and next door Turkey a major contender in the region and an
important regional power to contend with. And of course Turkey is a
staunch supporter of Azerbaijan.
Armenia's only friend in the region is Russia - granted, Russia an
important political weight in the Caspian and South Caucasus region,
however Russia faces its own set of problems, not least of which are
the renewed sanctions applied by the United States and the European
Union as punishment for its dealing in Ukraine and in the Crimea.
Armenia would benefit much more if it were to accept a more civilized
approach to solving the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute amicably and through
negotiations. Armenia and the people of Armenia, who are currently
suffering due to a poor economy, high unemployment and little
prospects for a brighter future any time soon, would find it very
beneficial to try a peaceful approach to resolving this crisis, and
sitting down at the negotiation table with the Azerbaijanis, albeit
with the support of the Minsk Group's U.S., Russian and French
co-chairmen.
The very last thing the world needs today is yet another major
confrontation. With wars raging in nearby Ukraine, Iraq, Syria and
further down in the Gaza Strip, a renewal of violence on a major scale
in the South Caucasus is a very bad idea and one from with no one will
profit.
Claude Salhani is a political analyst and senior editor with Trend Agency.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2299302.html
Aug 2 2014
Why is Armenia increasing violence on line of contact?
By Claude Salhani- Trend:
Armenia's armed forces have been very active over the past several
days keeping contact lines separating them from Azerbaijani troops
active, and hot.
On the first night of August Armenians killed eight Azeri soldiers.
And on the second night they killed four more soldiers of the
Azerbaijan armed forces.
To be perfectly correct we should say the Armenians have been keeping
contact lines hotter than the norm. The "norm" in this instant is
around 60 to 80 violations of the ceasefire every day. Yes, you heard
correctly, 60 and 80 violations daily.
It is mystifying and totally unclear why.
The Armenians are playing this game and what they hope to achieve from
it other than further complicate relations with their neighbors
Azerbaijan and next door Turkey a major contender in the region and an
important regional power to contend with. And of course Turkey is a
staunch supporter of Azerbaijan.
Armenia's only friend in the region is Russia - granted, Russia an
important political weight in the Caspian and South Caucasus region,
however Russia faces its own set of problems, not least of which are
the renewed sanctions applied by the United States and the European
Union as punishment for its dealing in Ukraine and in the Crimea.
Armenia would benefit much more if it were to accept a more civilized
approach to solving the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute amicably and through
negotiations. Armenia and the people of Armenia, who are currently
suffering due to a poor economy, high unemployment and little
prospects for a brighter future any time soon, would find it very
beneficial to try a peaceful approach to resolving this crisis, and
sitting down at the negotiation table with the Azerbaijanis, albeit
with the support of the Minsk Group's U.S., Russian and French
co-chairmen.
The very last thing the world needs today is yet another major
confrontation. With wars raging in nearby Ukraine, Iraq, Syria and
further down in the Gaza Strip, a renewal of violence on a major scale
in the South Caucasus is a very bad idea and one from with no one will
profit.
Claude Salhani is a political analyst and senior editor with Trend Agency.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2299302.html