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Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Jan 27 2015
Who needs war in Karabakh?
27 January 2015 - 9:37pm
17 Armenian and 3 Azerbaijani soldiers have died in Nagorno-Karabakh
throughout January. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at a solemn
session dedicated to the 23rd anniversary of the Armenian Army
yesterday that the country was mourning its losses and Azerbaijan
would pay for the life of every Armenian soldier killed. The president
added that symmetrical responses to asymmetrical losses would be
substituted by asymmetrical responses. "Hotshots should expect
surprises," Sargsyan warned.
Political analyst Sergey Markov explained that tensions on the contact
line of forces was a reaction to rising instability in the post-Soviet
space and Ukraine. The U.S., Russia and the EU act unpredictably and
roughly, he believes, contributing to the tense atmosphere. Markov
relates Sargsyan's threats to the situation within Armenia. The tense
situation requires bellicose rhetoric to appeal to voters.
Andrey Petrov, deputy head of the Information and Analysis Center of
the M.V. Lomonosov MSU, reminded that Azerbaijan was preparing to host
the first European Olympic Games in 2015, an event equally important
as the Winter Olympic Games for Russia. A war would ruin them,
regardless of who violates the ceasefire and the Bishkek Protocol, in
his opinion. Petrov has no doubts that Armenia is behind the
escalations. In his words, Armenia uses the conflict as an instrument
of loyalty and consolidation of citizens, while the authority of the
government was going downhill. He added that Armenia was falling way
behind Azerbaijan in terms of economic and social development.
The Armenian authorities need at least any victory, for example,
initiation of events related to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
genocide followed by the failure of the first European Games, Petrov
assumes. The expert predicts that, should his assumptions be true, the
tensions will continue rising in the next three months, culminating in
May. International mediators should prevent a real war on the
frontline.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/65361.html
From: A. Papazian
Jan 27 2015
Who needs war in Karabakh?
27 January 2015 - 9:37pm
17 Armenian and 3 Azerbaijani soldiers have died in Nagorno-Karabakh
throughout January. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at a solemn
session dedicated to the 23rd anniversary of the Armenian Army
yesterday that the country was mourning its losses and Azerbaijan
would pay for the life of every Armenian soldier killed. The president
added that symmetrical responses to asymmetrical losses would be
substituted by asymmetrical responses. "Hotshots should expect
surprises," Sargsyan warned.
Political analyst Sergey Markov explained that tensions on the contact
line of forces was a reaction to rising instability in the post-Soviet
space and Ukraine. The U.S., Russia and the EU act unpredictably and
roughly, he believes, contributing to the tense atmosphere. Markov
relates Sargsyan's threats to the situation within Armenia. The tense
situation requires bellicose rhetoric to appeal to voters.
Andrey Petrov, deputy head of the Information and Analysis Center of
the M.V. Lomonosov MSU, reminded that Azerbaijan was preparing to host
the first European Olympic Games in 2015, an event equally important
as the Winter Olympic Games for Russia. A war would ruin them,
regardless of who violates the ceasefire and the Bishkek Protocol, in
his opinion. Petrov has no doubts that Armenia is behind the
escalations. In his words, Armenia uses the conflict as an instrument
of loyalty and consolidation of citizens, while the authority of the
government was going downhill. He added that Armenia was falling way
behind Azerbaijan in terms of economic and social development.
The Armenian authorities need at least any victory, for example,
initiation of events related to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
genocide followed by the failure of the first European Games, Petrov
assumes. The expert predicts that, should his assumptions be true, the
tensions will continue rising in the next three months, culminating in
May. International mediators should prevent a real war on the
frontline.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/65361.html
From: A. Papazian