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AZERI ANALYST DISAGREES WITH UK ENVOY'S SCOTLAND-KARABAKH COMPARISON
Azadliq (in Azeri), Azerbaijan
March 6 2014
British ambassador to Azerbaijan Irfan Siddiq delivered a lecture
at the Xazar University. In his speech the ambassador touched on
discussions of Scottish independence from the UK and the Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict. He said that debates will be held within the next
six months on separation of Scotland from the UK. The diplomat also
said that Armenia will have to withdraw from the occupied territories
of Azerbaijan.
Irfan Siddiq contrasted this matter with developments in Britain:
"Developments in the UK are also interesting. Some people in Scotland
do not wish to remain part of the UK. We will hold a referendum
instead of waging a war. Referendum must also be the way to determine
the future status of Nagornyy Karabakh. This is a logical compromise
to determine the status. There is a direct conflict here and some
wish to remain in Azerbaijan, while others do not. It is the same in
the UK. Some wish to remain in the UK, but some do not. Let us see
what happens".
Political analyst Vafa Quluzada commented on what the ambassador said.
He said that this is an internal matter for Scotland and the UK itself
will decide on holding a referendum in Scotland. Quluzada said that
the situation is completely different in Karabakh: "This is an issue
that Russia engineered. We have to consider that Armenia too is a
country the Russian empire created on Azerbaijani land. For the sake
of humanitarianism we do not demand that Armenia and its people be
dispersed and the land returned. Nagornyy Karabakh is Azerbaijan's
territory and it will remain so. The Azerbaijani population was
deported out of Nagornyy Karabakh and they have to return there.
Russia is creating here a geopolitical bomb, just as in Ukraine.
Russia wishes to separate Ukraine to tie it to itself again. Russia
pursues the same goal in relations with Azerbaijan. Russia believes
that in this conflict it will defeat Azerbaijan using Armenia and
tie it to its empire again".
Hence, Quluzada disagreed with the British ambassador's remarks. He
said that the ambassador talked this way because he was not
knowledgeable enough of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict. "The situation
is completely different in the UK and Azerbaijan. Developments in
our country have to be studied more closely in order to know this,"
the analyst said.
[Translated from Azeri]
Azadliq (in Azeri), Azerbaijan
March 6 2014
British ambassador to Azerbaijan Irfan Siddiq delivered a lecture
at the Xazar University. In his speech the ambassador touched on
discussions of Scottish independence from the UK and the Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict. He said that debates will be held within the next
six months on separation of Scotland from the UK. The diplomat also
said that Armenia will have to withdraw from the occupied territories
of Azerbaijan.
Irfan Siddiq contrasted this matter with developments in Britain:
"Developments in the UK are also interesting. Some people in Scotland
do not wish to remain part of the UK. We will hold a referendum
instead of waging a war. Referendum must also be the way to determine
the future status of Nagornyy Karabakh. This is a logical compromise
to determine the status. There is a direct conflict here and some
wish to remain in Azerbaijan, while others do not. It is the same in
the UK. Some wish to remain in the UK, but some do not. Let us see
what happens".
Political analyst Vafa Quluzada commented on what the ambassador said.
He said that this is an internal matter for Scotland and the UK itself
will decide on holding a referendum in Scotland. Quluzada said that
the situation is completely different in Karabakh: "This is an issue
that Russia engineered. We have to consider that Armenia too is a
country the Russian empire created on Azerbaijani land. For the sake
of humanitarianism we do not demand that Armenia and its people be
dispersed and the land returned. Nagornyy Karabakh is Azerbaijan's
territory and it will remain so. The Azerbaijani population was
deported out of Nagornyy Karabakh and they have to return there.
Russia is creating here a geopolitical bomb, just as in Ukraine.
Russia wishes to separate Ukraine to tie it to itself again. Russia
pursues the same goal in relations with Azerbaijan. Russia believes
that in this conflict it will defeat Azerbaijan using Armenia and
tie it to its empire again".
Hence, Quluzada disagreed with the British ambassador's remarks. He
said that the ambassador talked this way because he was not
knowledgeable enough of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict. "The situation
is completely different in the UK and Azerbaijan. Developments in
our country have to be studied more closely in order to know this,"
the analyst said.
[Translated from Azeri]