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AZERI EXPERT SAYS THREAT OF WAR WITH ARMENIA REAL
Yeni Musavat (in Azeri), Azerbaijan
30 Jan 2014
An Azerbaijani expert has described the threat of war with Armenia
as real.
In an interview with the Azerbaijani newspaper Yeni Musavat on 30
January, expert Azad Isazada described the current situation on
the frontline between the Azerbaijani and Armenian armed forces
as critical.
"Undoubtedly, the war may start at any moment and any ceasefire
violation can led to resumption of military operations. However, I
believe that the situation will be brought under control this time
as well because neither Azerbaijan, nor Armenia are interested in
resumption of war. The West is busy with developments in Ukraine and
it is clear that in this situation Russia is the only power capable
of staging provocations," he told the newspaper.
According to the expert, Russia's influence in Ukraine and Syria is
decreasing and this may be Moscow's warning for the West that it can
start another conflict.
Isazada urged supplying frontline districts with spare materials,
providing the local population with extra military training and
building reserve hospitals.
Member of the parliamentary committee for security and defence issues,
Aqil Abbas, told Yeni Musavat that a conflict in Nagornyy Karabakh
should not be called a war. "A war is waged between two countries. If
the territory of one country is occupied and a separatist regime
is installed there, then a fight against terrorism must begin,"
the MP said.
Yeni Musavat pointed out that in terms of military hardware and
manpower Azerbaijan has the upper hand. "As opposed to Azerbaijan,
the Armenian army lacks drone fighters. What is more, in terms of
the local production of weapons and hardware the Armenian military
industry is underdeveloped," the report said.
[Translated from Azeri]
From: A. Papazian
Yeni Musavat (in Azeri), Azerbaijan
30 Jan 2014
An Azerbaijani expert has described the threat of war with Armenia
as real.
In an interview with the Azerbaijani newspaper Yeni Musavat on 30
January, expert Azad Isazada described the current situation on
the frontline between the Azerbaijani and Armenian armed forces
as critical.
"Undoubtedly, the war may start at any moment and any ceasefire
violation can led to resumption of military operations. However, I
believe that the situation will be brought under control this time
as well because neither Azerbaijan, nor Armenia are interested in
resumption of war. The West is busy with developments in Ukraine and
it is clear that in this situation Russia is the only power capable
of staging provocations," he told the newspaper.
According to the expert, Russia's influence in Ukraine and Syria is
decreasing and this may be Moscow's warning for the West that it can
start another conflict.
Isazada urged supplying frontline districts with spare materials,
providing the local population with extra military training and
building reserve hospitals.
Member of the parliamentary committee for security and defence issues,
Aqil Abbas, told Yeni Musavat that a conflict in Nagornyy Karabakh
should not be called a war. "A war is waged between two countries. If
the territory of one country is occupied and a separatist regime
is installed there, then a fight against terrorism must begin,"
the MP said.
Yeni Musavat pointed out that in terms of military hardware and
manpower Azerbaijan has the upper hand. "As opposed to Azerbaijan,
the Armenian army lacks drone fighters. What is more, in terms of
the local production of weapons and hardware the Armenian military
industry is underdeveloped," the report said.
[Translated from Azeri]
From: A. Papazian