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AZERBAIJAN HAS BECOME REAL THREAT TODAY, ARMENIAN FM SAYS IN STOCKHOLM
13:08 * 26.11.14
Armenia's foreign minister called the international community's
attention to Azerbaijan's increasingly belligerent rhetoric and
aggressive policies as he addressed a wide audience at the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute.
Edward Nalbandian said that despite the international community's
continuing calls for peace, the country embarks on stronger and
stronger efforts towards strengthening its anti-Armenian propaganda.
"The more the international community calls upon the conflicting sides
[Armenia and Azerbaijan] to prepare the peoples for peace instead of
war, the more the Azerbaijani military leadership voices belligerent
rhetoric provoking war and ant-Armenian propaganda, strengthening
the persecutions against Azerbaijani civil society representatives
advocating strengthening of confidence measures and reconciliation.
"The more the sides are called upon to withdraw snipers from the Line
of Contact and elaborate mechanisms of investigation into incidents
and violations of ceasefire, the more sniper shootings, provocative
incidents and subversive operations by the Azerbaijani side follow,
leading to considerable losses," the minister said, adding that the
country uses its revenue from oil and gas resources to purchase arms
and armament.
Noting that the country has increased its military budget from
$136 million to $3.6 billion since 2013, the minister said that the
excessive military spending and the procurement of weapons pose a
serious threat to regional and international stability and security.
Condemning the glorification of Ramil Safarov (the Azerbaijani
army officer pardoned after extradition from Hungary where he was
serving a life sentence for axing an Armenian serviceman to death)
as a national hero, the repeated border infiltration attempts and the
recent shooting of the Armenian helicopter (that claimed the lives of
three pilots), Nalbandian noted that the country in this way deepens
the divide between the civilized world and itself.
"Baku not only ignores the calls the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing
countries and international community's calls for not using force,
strengthening the ceasefire, ensuring investigation mechanisms along
the Line of Contact and reinforcing confidence, but also takes contrary
steps, bearing full responsibility for the exacerbations," he added.
Nalbandian started an official visit to Sweden on Monday.
According to the Foreign Ministry's press service, his speech,
delivered at the instute on Tuesday, was attended by Swedish government
officials, diplomats, representatives of scientific centers and
universities, and political analysts. At the end, the minister also
answered the participants' questions regarding Armenia's foreign
policy and position on regional and international issues.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/11/26/armenia-edward-nalbandian/
13:08 * 26.11.14
Armenia's foreign minister called the international community's
attention to Azerbaijan's increasingly belligerent rhetoric and
aggressive policies as he addressed a wide audience at the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute.
Edward Nalbandian said that despite the international community's
continuing calls for peace, the country embarks on stronger and
stronger efforts towards strengthening its anti-Armenian propaganda.
"The more the international community calls upon the conflicting sides
[Armenia and Azerbaijan] to prepare the peoples for peace instead of
war, the more the Azerbaijani military leadership voices belligerent
rhetoric provoking war and ant-Armenian propaganda, strengthening
the persecutions against Azerbaijani civil society representatives
advocating strengthening of confidence measures and reconciliation.
"The more the sides are called upon to withdraw snipers from the Line
of Contact and elaborate mechanisms of investigation into incidents
and violations of ceasefire, the more sniper shootings, provocative
incidents and subversive operations by the Azerbaijani side follow,
leading to considerable losses," the minister said, adding that the
country uses its revenue from oil and gas resources to purchase arms
and armament.
Noting that the country has increased its military budget from
$136 million to $3.6 billion since 2013, the minister said that the
excessive military spending and the procurement of weapons pose a
serious threat to regional and international stability and security.
Condemning the glorification of Ramil Safarov (the Azerbaijani
army officer pardoned after extradition from Hungary where he was
serving a life sentence for axing an Armenian serviceman to death)
as a national hero, the repeated border infiltration attempts and the
recent shooting of the Armenian helicopter (that claimed the lives of
three pilots), Nalbandian noted that the country in this way deepens
the divide between the civilized world and itself.
"Baku not only ignores the calls the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing
countries and international community's calls for not using force,
strengthening the ceasefire, ensuring investigation mechanisms along
the Line of Contact and reinforcing confidence, but also takes contrary
steps, bearing full responsibility for the exacerbations," he added.
Nalbandian started an official visit to Sweden on Monday.
According to the Foreign Ministry's press service, his speech,
delivered at the instute on Tuesday, was attended by Swedish government
officials, diplomats, representatives of scientific centers and
universities, and political analysts. At the end, the minister also
answered the participants' questions regarding Armenia's foreign
policy and position on regional and international issues.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/11/26/armenia-edward-nalbandian/