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Moscow Prepares Ground for Deployment of Forces
The Russian foreign ministry finally responded to escalation at the
Armenian-Azerbaijani border, strictly observing the "parity" and
without naming perpetrators of escalation.
The Russian foreign ministry stated that further escalation "could
jeopardize implementation of the agreements reached at the
Azerbaijani- Armenian summit in Vienna on 19 November 2013". The
Russian foreign ministry also urged the parties to the conflict to
take additional measures aimed to stabilize the situation, including
involvement of mechanisms "under the agreement on strengthening the
ceasefire since 4 February 1995".
The Russian foreign ministry did not recall the truce of 4 February
1995 accidentally. This is the only document signed by Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Karabakh under the auspices of the OSCE. At the same
time, none of its points has ever been implemented.
The text of the truce is difficult to find in the accessible sources,
there are only references of then the Special Representative of the
Russian President on the Karabakh issue Vladimir Kazimirov to this
agreement which, according to him, is aimed at reducing the number of
border incidents and military rhetoric. At the same time, in one of
his articles Kazimirov noted that "a mechanism for investigation of
incidents cannot be perfect unless there are neutral observers".
What else is stated in the truce to which the Russian Foreign Ministry
refers to? In one of his speeches at the Parliament of Azerbaijan,
Heydar Aliyev spoke about the negotiations on the truce: "It was found
out that upon Rasul Guliyev's consent and with the participation of
our ambassador to Moscow negotiations are underway on deployment of
Russian troops in the region to provide conditions for the ceasefire."
Does this mean that Russia, "in case of further escalation", is
preparing to intervene in the Karabakh conflict area? It is not
excluded that the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement is part of the
arrangements. Obviously, after Sochi Olympics Russia will get down to
the "solution" of the Karabakh issue. This will help Russia resolve
several important tasks at once - to force Armenia to join the
Eurasian Union, to block the likely ways of transportation of the
Iranian oil and gas to Europe and many other related tasks.
One thing is clear - after the statement of the Russian Foreign
Ministry the meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as
well as the recent initiatives aimed at regulation and the status quo
(as claimed by Shavarsh Kocharyan) are jeopardized.
Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
10:42 01/02/2014
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/31842
The Russian foreign ministry finally responded to escalation at the
Armenian-Azerbaijani border, strictly observing the "parity" and
without naming perpetrators of escalation.
The Russian foreign ministry stated that further escalation "could
jeopardize implementation of the agreements reached at the
Azerbaijani- Armenian summit in Vienna on 19 November 2013". The
Russian foreign ministry also urged the parties to the conflict to
take additional measures aimed to stabilize the situation, including
involvement of mechanisms "under the agreement on strengthening the
ceasefire since 4 February 1995".
The Russian foreign ministry did not recall the truce of 4 February
1995 accidentally. This is the only document signed by Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Karabakh under the auspices of the OSCE. At the same
time, none of its points has ever been implemented.
The text of the truce is difficult to find in the accessible sources,
there are only references of then the Special Representative of the
Russian President on the Karabakh issue Vladimir Kazimirov to this
agreement which, according to him, is aimed at reducing the number of
border incidents and military rhetoric. At the same time, in one of
his articles Kazimirov noted that "a mechanism for investigation of
incidents cannot be perfect unless there are neutral observers".
What else is stated in the truce to which the Russian Foreign Ministry
refers to? In one of his speeches at the Parliament of Azerbaijan,
Heydar Aliyev spoke about the negotiations on the truce: "It was found
out that upon Rasul Guliyev's consent and with the participation of
our ambassador to Moscow negotiations are underway on deployment of
Russian troops in the region to provide conditions for the ceasefire."
Does this mean that Russia, "in case of further escalation", is
preparing to intervene in the Karabakh conflict area? It is not
excluded that the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement is part of the
arrangements. Obviously, after Sochi Olympics Russia will get down to
the "solution" of the Karabakh issue. This will help Russia resolve
several important tasks at once - to force Armenia to join the
Eurasian Union, to block the likely ways of transportation of the
Iranian oil and gas to Europe and many other related tasks.
One thing is clear - after the statement of the Russian Foreign
Ministry the meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as
well as the recent initiatives aimed at regulation and the status quo
(as claimed by Shavarsh Kocharyan) are jeopardized.
Naira Hayrumyan, Political Commentator
10:42 01/02/2014
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/31842