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"IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MILITARY OPERATIONS TAKE PLACE IN THE OPPONENT'S TERRITORY"
[ Part 2.2: "Attached Text" ]
January 26 2015
Arman Melikyan about the connection between the events in the
Armenian-Azerbaijani border and Gyumri
The Gyumri calamity crime and also the sentiments raised in Armenia
as a result are compared with the attacks of the opponent on the
Armenian-Azerbaijani border, and the Armenian side has losses. Can we
see a connection between these two? Does Azerbaijan take advantage of
what is happening in Armenia? “Aravot” talked to former
NKR Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan on this matter and about the
affairs in the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and in the Contact
line. “The frequency of armed incidents in the Contact line
has been recorded much before the tragedy in Gyumri. The direct
connection between these two can be proved only if it appears that the
offender has committed his crime by the order of Azerbaijani secret
services. Only then it will be possible to say that Azerbaijan is no
longer satisfied with inciting armed incidents in the frontline and
has decided to add the practice of intimidating people living in the
deep rear to its actions,” says Arman Melikyan.
He believes that the Azerbaijani approach aimed at keeping the
tension hot incurs from the policy adopted by this country, which
is one of the essential elements of this policy. “Although the
Armenian sides usually manage to give adequate military response to
the opponent’s provocations, however, they are unable and will
be unable to do the same in the political arena as long as they have
not reviewed their political behavior and have not supplemented it
with new effective approaches,” says Mr. Melikyan and considers
that more than intensive attempts of the recent ceasefire violations
in the Armenian-Azerbaijani border are purely political.
“Azerbaijan pursues the goal to have a full control over the
present entire territory of the Republic of Artsakh, this is our
opponent’s invariable goal, for the implementation of which
it does not spare the lives of its people, nor the vast material
resources at its disposal,” says Mr. Melikyan.
“Aravot” reminded Mr. Melikyan that recently the Defense
Minister Seyran Ohanyan announced that if necessary, we would attack
first. To our question of whether the escalation of hostilities will
not lead to war, and to what extent it is favorable to us, he replied,
“No country and no people will want to get involved in the
war, and we are not an exception in this respect. However, given the
official Baku behavior and objectives, the current situation requires
a comprehensive and thorough study, only based on serious professional
analysis, it would be possible to make prudent decision to defend
or attack. If for some reason the war was considered inevitable,
then it is necessary to make sure that the military operations take
place in opponent’s territory.”
Arman Melikyan believes that to come out of created situation, our
country’s leadership, our entire political class should realize
the necessity to change our government system in quality. “New
credible and effective approaches are required, which will provide
necessary prerequisites for restoration of mutual trust and unity, and
will allow realistic grounds to build our relations with the outside
world: friends, opponents and potential partners,” says he.
HRIPSIME HOVHANNISYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/01/26/168549/
[ Part 2.2: "Attached Text" ]
January 26 2015
Arman Melikyan about the connection between the events in the
Armenian-Azerbaijani border and Gyumri
The Gyumri calamity crime and also the sentiments raised in Armenia
as a result are compared with the attacks of the opponent on the
Armenian-Azerbaijani border, and the Armenian side has losses. Can we
see a connection between these two? Does Azerbaijan take advantage of
what is happening in Armenia? “Aravot” talked to former
NKR Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan on this matter and about the
affairs in the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and in the Contact
line. “The frequency of armed incidents in the Contact line
has been recorded much before the tragedy in Gyumri. The direct
connection between these two can be proved only if it appears that the
offender has committed his crime by the order of Azerbaijani secret
services. Only then it will be possible to say that Azerbaijan is no
longer satisfied with inciting armed incidents in the frontline and
has decided to add the practice of intimidating people living in the
deep rear to its actions,” says Arman Melikyan.
He believes that the Azerbaijani approach aimed at keeping the
tension hot incurs from the policy adopted by this country, which
is one of the essential elements of this policy. “Although the
Armenian sides usually manage to give adequate military response to
the opponent’s provocations, however, they are unable and will
be unable to do the same in the political arena as long as they have
not reviewed their political behavior and have not supplemented it
with new effective approaches,” says Mr. Melikyan and considers
that more than intensive attempts of the recent ceasefire violations
in the Armenian-Azerbaijani border are purely political.
“Azerbaijan pursues the goal to have a full control over the
present entire territory of the Republic of Artsakh, this is our
opponent’s invariable goal, for the implementation of which
it does not spare the lives of its people, nor the vast material
resources at its disposal,” says Mr. Melikyan.
“Aravot” reminded Mr. Melikyan that recently the Defense
Minister Seyran Ohanyan announced that if necessary, we would attack
first. To our question of whether the escalation of hostilities will
not lead to war, and to what extent it is favorable to us, he replied,
“No country and no people will want to get involved in the
war, and we are not an exception in this respect. However, given the
official Baku behavior and objectives, the current situation requires
a comprehensive and thorough study, only based on serious professional
analysis, it would be possible to make prudent decision to defend
or attack. If for some reason the war was considered inevitable,
then it is necessary to make sure that the military operations take
place in opponent’s territory.”
Arman Melikyan believes that to come out of created situation, our
country’s leadership, our entire political class should realize
the necessity to change our government system in quality. “New
credible and effective approaches are required, which will provide
necessary prerequisites for restoration of mutual trust and unity, and
will allow realistic grounds to build our relations with the outside
world: friends, opponents and potential partners,” says he.
HRIPSIME HOVHANNISYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/01/26/168549/