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INFORMATION WAR CONTINUES IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Dec 25 2014
25 December 2014 - 5:46pm
The Armenian Defense Ministry has reported about a sabotage operation
organized by Azerbaijan on the contact line of forces. Azerbaijan
was reported using firearms and grenades, suffering losses from
counter-fire. Azerbaijan denied the information and called it an
information provocation.
Andrey Petrov, deputy director general of the M.V. Lomonosov MSU Center
for Information and Analysis, called the report a product for Armenian
consumers to create new tensions and drag out the peace process. He
noted that there were no reports about casualties. The OSCE mission
monitoring the situation has neither confirmed nor denied sabotage.
Petrov considers Karabakh the best topic to draw the attention of
the Armenian population from the pitiful economic situation in the
country. The population hears about crisis, unemployment, growing
migration, reductions of the dram rate and of cash transfers from
Russia. Reports about the heroism of the military serves to compensate
for the said setbacks, assumes the expert.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/63838.html
Arzu Nagiyev, a security expert, explained that such reports were
providing information support to attempts by the Armenian army
at breaking the contact line. Such attempts are made every day,
according to the analyst. In his words, attempts to breach the line
had recently intensified because of the weakness of the Armenian army,
as confirmed by Defense Minister Seyran Oganyan.
Nagiyev is certain that the latest report was a provocation hinting at
preparations for a real provocation in Armenia. The expert reminded
that it could also be a reaction to the CSTO meeting. He reminded
that attendees of the talks had reiterated the need for a peaceful
settlement of the conflict.
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Dec 25 2014
25 December 2014 - 5:46pm
The Armenian Defense Ministry has reported about a sabotage operation
organized by Azerbaijan on the contact line of forces. Azerbaijan
was reported using firearms and grenades, suffering losses from
counter-fire. Azerbaijan denied the information and called it an
information provocation.
Andrey Petrov, deputy director general of the M.V. Lomonosov MSU Center
for Information and Analysis, called the report a product for Armenian
consumers to create new tensions and drag out the peace process. He
noted that there were no reports about casualties. The OSCE mission
monitoring the situation has neither confirmed nor denied sabotage.
Petrov considers Karabakh the best topic to draw the attention of
the Armenian population from the pitiful economic situation in the
country. The population hears about crisis, unemployment, growing
migration, reductions of the dram rate and of cash transfers from
Russia. Reports about the heroism of the military serves to compensate
for the said setbacks, assumes the expert.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/63838.html
Arzu Nagiyev, a security expert, explained that such reports were
providing information support to attempts by the Armenian army
at breaking the contact line. Such attempts are made every day,
according to the analyst. In his words, attempts to breach the line
had recently intensified because of the weakness of the Armenian army,
as confirmed by Defense Minister Seyran Oganyan.
Nagiyev is certain that the latest report was a provocation hinting at
preparations for a real provocation in Armenia. The expert reminded
that it could also be a reaction to the CSTO meeting. He reminded
that attendees of the talks had reiterated the need for a peaceful
settlement of the conflict.