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"SABOTEURS" CAPTURED IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
July 17 2014
17 July 2014 - 3:18pm
By Vestnik Kavkaza
In recent times the Nagorno-Karabakh sides have stated about tension
on the line of contact between their armed forces. Experts don't
exclude that actions aimed at boosting tension are connected with the
intention to ruin the next round of negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh.
It was announced in early summer that French President Francois
Hollande had initiated a meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan
and Armenia in Paris. However, the date of the meeting has not not
announced. The French ambassador to Azerbaijan hopes that the upcoming
meeting in Paris will be productive and become a step toward peace.
However, he stressed that the talks would only be successful if the
Armenian authorities were ready to compromise.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov stated that Baku had
received the invitation from the French President, but Azerbaijan is
waiting for certainty. Neither Baku nor Yerevan needs a meeting for
the sake of a meeting.
Meanwhile, the Armenian mass media spread a speech by the Defense
Minister of the country, Seiran Oganyan, which is far from attempts to
normalize the situation. He stated that the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan
had formed a reconnaissance and sabotage group and had involved
criminals who know the locality well in it; he said that the group had
committed acts of sabotage in Nagorno-Karabakh and had been eliminated.
The Azerbaijan Defense Ministry was indignant at the statement. It
reminded that the occupied territories are territories of sovereign
Azerbaijan and it is impossible to forbid Azerbaijanis to visit the
territories, even though at the moment the land is controlled by the
illegal occupational regime.
Both Baku and Yerevan realize that the arrested Azerbaijanis cannot
be considered as prisoners of war. Armenia has initiated a criminal
case against citizens of Azerbaijan Shakhbaz Jalal Oglu Guliyev and
Dilkham Gardashkhan Oglu Askerov. They are accused of violation of the
state border. It is reported that they had arms and equipment which was
used for espionage, according to the General Prosecution of Armenia.
However, the age, physical condition and appearance of the "saboteurs"
make us doubt the justice of the statements by the Armenian side. They
both are untrained 50-year-old people.
It would be funny, if it were not so sad. Obviously, confrontations
between Defense Ministries take the situation away from normalization.
Someday the war-to-be situation could get out of control. However, the
status quo is not beneficial for the sides and mediators, especially
Western partners, as the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh makes energy
projects in the region unsafe.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/politics/57830.html
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
July 17 2014
17 July 2014 - 3:18pm
By Vestnik Kavkaza
In recent times the Nagorno-Karabakh sides have stated about tension
on the line of contact between their armed forces. Experts don't
exclude that actions aimed at boosting tension are connected with the
intention to ruin the next round of negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh.
It was announced in early summer that French President Francois
Hollande had initiated a meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan
and Armenia in Paris. However, the date of the meeting has not not
announced. The French ambassador to Azerbaijan hopes that the upcoming
meeting in Paris will be productive and become a step toward peace.
However, he stressed that the talks would only be successful if the
Armenian authorities were ready to compromise.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov stated that Baku had
received the invitation from the French President, but Azerbaijan is
waiting for certainty. Neither Baku nor Yerevan needs a meeting for
the sake of a meeting.
Meanwhile, the Armenian mass media spread a speech by the Defense
Minister of the country, Seiran Oganyan, which is far from attempts to
normalize the situation. He stated that the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan
had formed a reconnaissance and sabotage group and had involved
criminals who know the locality well in it; he said that the group had
committed acts of sabotage in Nagorno-Karabakh and had been eliminated.
The Azerbaijan Defense Ministry was indignant at the statement. It
reminded that the occupied territories are territories of sovereign
Azerbaijan and it is impossible to forbid Azerbaijanis to visit the
territories, even though at the moment the land is controlled by the
illegal occupational regime.
Both Baku and Yerevan realize that the arrested Azerbaijanis cannot
be considered as prisoners of war. Armenia has initiated a criminal
case against citizens of Azerbaijan Shakhbaz Jalal Oglu Guliyev and
Dilkham Gardashkhan Oglu Askerov. They are accused of violation of the
state border. It is reported that they had arms and equipment which was
used for espionage, according to the General Prosecution of Armenia.
However, the age, physical condition and appearance of the "saboteurs"
make us doubt the justice of the statements by the Armenian side. They
both are untrained 50-year-old people.
It would be funny, if it were not so sad. Obviously, confrontations
between Defense Ministries take the situation away from normalization.
Someday the war-to-be situation could get out of control. However, the
status quo is not beneficial for the sides and mediators, especially
Western partners, as the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh makes energy
projects in the region unsafe.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/politics/57830.html