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UNPROTECTED REAR OF ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES
Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments - Friday, 20 June 2014, 15:30
On June 20 information was disseminated that the minister of defense
Seiran Ohanyan visited the border area. Namely, according to razm.info,
the minister visited the new Armenian positions at the border of
Nakhidjevan.
The message says that the Armenian armed forces have taken under
control 100 square kilometers at the border with Nakhidjevan. In
addition, according to earlier non-official information, the Armenian
troops took the territory under control without a single shot, through
a simple maneuver after which the Azerbaijanis simply retreated.
While the informal sources of Armenia inform this, the sad news came
about another Armenian victim at one of the military bases of one of
the military units of Ararat.
In fact, this is the next victim of the Armenian side in the direction
of Nakhidjevan where it is usually peaceful. Peace there was disturbed
a few days ago, in early June when an incident was reported which
killed two Armenian soldiers.
The Armenian MoD responded toughly to this. The personal representative
of the OSCE CiO Andrzej Kasprzyk was invited to the MoD and was urged
to take measures to restore stability. And the minister of defense
of Armenia announced that it is no secret that Nakhidjevan has an
army and there is Turkish presence there.
In fact, it was a hint that Turkey was involved in the incident. By
the way, the incident coincided with the summit of Turkic nations in
the Turkish city of Bodrum.
A few days later the Russian Regnum reported referring to some
Azerbaijani mass media that the Armenian armed forces launched a
counterattack in the direction of Lakadagh village of Nakhidjevan,
and there was a battle there. The information of the Azerbaijani mass
media was refuted but it left a residue, as the saying is. And recently
some non-official Armenian sources informed that the Armenian armed
forces have occupied some positions in the direction of Nakhidjevan
earlier viewed as neutral area without a single shot after which the
Azerbaijanis had to leave the adjacent positions.
This information became known along with Sergey Lavrov's visit to
Baku. And on June 22 and 23 Lavrov will visit Yerevan. Earlier on
June 12 the Russian ambassador to Armenia announced that he had not
heard anything about the incident in Nakhidjevan.
In an interview on the Public Television on June 17 President Serzh
Sargsyan commented on the developments in Nakhidjevan. He said he does
not think "we are witnessing a new tactics [by Azerbaijan]." Serzh
Sargsyan announced that he believes the processes that existed for
many years are intensifying, and Azerbaijan keeps tension on the
border to demonstrate to the world that the war is not over, and if
the negotiations fail, resumption of military actions is inevitable.
Although Serzh Sargsyan has announced that he cannot see anything
new happening, it is, nevertheless, a fact that the Armenian armed
forces already have three victims on the border with Nakhidjevan
which was believed to be peaceful so far. Besides, the Armenian side
has achieved a significant change of border positions in favor of the
Armenian side, and the Armenian side is announcing about this change
at the level of a visit by the minister of defense.
Isn't this something new? By the way, is it not accidental that the
Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister announced that Russia must help
Azerbaijan with the settlement of Artsakh, in which case Moscow will
benefit a lot?
Were Azerbaijan's statements determined by loss of positions in
Nakhidjevan? And is the advancement of the Armenian armed forces in
the direction of Nakhidjevan a means of pressure on Baku to show
that Azerbaijan may have losses if it declines Moscow's political
strategy and plan the most significant of which is Baku's membership
to the Eurasian Union or agreement on the "roadmap" of deployment of
Russian troops in Artsakh.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact has become a "double
containment" tool for Moscow which is used upon necessity, such
as against Yerevan before September 3 and against Baku for another
September 3.
Armenian troops pay for Moscow's political strategy with their lives
because the Armenian "political thought" has surrendered to Moscow,
leaving the rear of the Armenian armed forces unprotected.
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Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments - Friday, 20 June 2014, 15:30
On June 20 information was disseminated that the minister of defense
Seiran Ohanyan visited the border area. Namely, according to razm.info,
the minister visited the new Armenian positions at the border of
Nakhidjevan.
The message says that the Armenian armed forces have taken under
control 100 square kilometers at the border with Nakhidjevan. In
addition, according to earlier non-official information, the Armenian
troops took the territory under control without a single shot, through
a simple maneuver after which the Azerbaijanis simply retreated.
While the informal sources of Armenia inform this, the sad news came
about another Armenian victim at one of the military bases of one of
the military units of Ararat.
In fact, this is the next victim of the Armenian side in the direction
of Nakhidjevan where it is usually peaceful. Peace there was disturbed
a few days ago, in early June when an incident was reported which
killed two Armenian soldiers.
The Armenian MoD responded toughly to this. The personal representative
of the OSCE CiO Andrzej Kasprzyk was invited to the MoD and was urged
to take measures to restore stability. And the minister of defense
of Armenia announced that it is no secret that Nakhidjevan has an
army and there is Turkish presence there.
In fact, it was a hint that Turkey was involved in the incident. By
the way, the incident coincided with the summit of Turkic nations in
the Turkish city of Bodrum.
A few days later the Russian Regnum reported referring to some
Azerbaijani mass media that the Armenian armed forces launched a
counterattack in the direction of Lakadagh village of Nakhidjevan,
and there was a battle there. The information of the Azerbaijani mass
media was refuted but it left a residue, as the saying is. And recently
some non-official Armenian sources informed that the Armenian armed
forces have occupied some positions in the direction of Nakhidjevan
earlier viewed as neutral area without a single shot after which the
Azerbaijanis had to leave the adjacent positions.
This information became known along with Sergey Lavrov's visit to
Baku. And on June 22 and 23 Lavrov will visit Yerevan. Earlier on
June 12 the Russian ambassador to Armenia announced that he had not
heard anything about the incident in Nakhidjevan.
In an interview on the Public Television on June 17 President Serzh
Sargsyan commented on the developments in Nakhidjevan. He said he does
not think "we are witnessing a new tactics [by Azerbaijan]." Serzh
Sargsyan announced that he believes the processes that existed for
many years are intensifying, and Azerbaijan keeps tension on the
border to demonstrate to the world that the war is not over, and if
the negotiations fail, resumption of military actions is inevitable.
Although Serzh Sargsyan has announced that he cannot see anything
new happening, it is, nevertheless, a fact that the Armenian armed
forces already have three victims on the border with Nakhidjevan
which was believed to be peaceful so far. Besides, the Armenian side
has achieved a significant change of border positions in favor of the
Armenian side, and the Armenian side is announcing about this change
at the level of a visit by the minister of defense.
Isn't this something new? By the way, is it not accidental that the
Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister announced that Russia must help
Azerbaijan with the settlement of Artsakh, in which case Moscow will
benefit a lot?
Were Azerbaijan's statements determined by loss of positions in
Nakhidjevan? And is the advancement of the Armenian armed forces in
the direction of Nakhidjevan a means of pressure on Baku to show
that Azerbaijan may have losses if it declines Moscow's political
strategy and plan the most significant of which is Baku's membership
to the Eurasian Union or agreement on the "roadmap" of deployment of
Russian troops in Artsakh.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact has become a "double
containment" tool for Moscow which is used upon necessity, such
as against Yerevan before September 3 and against Baku for another
September 3.
Armenian troops pay for Moscow's political strategy with their lives
because the Armenian "political thought" has surrendered to Moscow,
leaving the rear of the Armenian armed forces unprotected.
- See more at:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/32621#sthash.Kx51xFaG.dpuf