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DID THE AZERBAIJANI CONQUER MARTAKERT WITH THE HELP OF RUSSIAN PARATROOPERS?
March 12 2015
In his interview with the journalists, Parliamentarian and member of
the Republican Party Mher Sedrakyan told that the victory of Armenians
in Karabakh was made possible only thanks to the support of the
Russians. Was it true in reality? The Azerbaijani ex-Defense Minister
Rahim Gaziyev (he took his office in 1992-1993) gave an interview
to Azerbaijani vesti.az news website referring to the hostilities in
the Karabakh front in the early 90s. Gaziyev, who highly appreciates
the ex-Defense Minister of Russia, now the late Pavel Grachev, told
the journalist, "Thanks to my good relations with Grachev, during the
distribution of the assets of the Soviet troops (that left Azerbaijan
within only 3 months), we received more than it was planned. Do not
forget also the operation of Agdere (this is how the Azerbaijani call
Martakert, note - V. S.) operation, which was executed by the Russian
paratroopers. The Armenians had appeared in a tough situation there.
And the command to help us was given by Grachev himself. We should not
forget that we liberated 52 percent of the former Nagorno-Karabakh
Autonomous Oblast. And it is thanks to the support of the Russian
troops." In the same interview, there is a remarkable narration. On
May 15, 1992, Tashkent hosted the meeting of the leaders of the CIS
countries, to which Azerbaijan was invited as an observer. Rahim
Gaziyev recalls a phrase said by Yeltsin in drink. "During one of the
intermissions of the meeting, I wanted to approach Yeltsin and explain
him. Victor Barannikov, Pavel Grachev, Levon Ter-Petrosyan and the
then Armenia's Defense Minister Vazgen Sargsyan were standing next to
him. Yeltsin hugs Ter-Petrosyan, kisses him and says in a loud voice,
"Listen, Levon Hakobovich, I will bring these Turks (meaning the
Azerbaijanis, note - V. S.) to your knees."
Voskan SARGSYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/03/12/169214/
March 12 2015
In his interview with the journalists, Parliamentarian and member of
the Republican Party Mher Sedrakyan told that the victory of Armenians
in Karabakh was made possible only thanks to the support of the
Russians. Was it true in reality? The Azerbaijani ex-Defense Minister
Rahim Gaziyev (he took his office in 1992-1993) gave an interview
to Azerbaijani vesti.az news website referring to the hostilities in
the Karabakh front in the early 90s. Gaziyev, who highly appreciates
the ex-Defense Minister of Russia, now the late Pavel Grachev, told
the journalist, "Thanks to my good relations with Grachev, during the
distribution of the assets of the Soviet troops (that left Azerbaijan
within only 3 months), we received more than it was planned. Do not
forget also the operation of Agdere (this is how the Azerbaijani call
Martakert, note - V. S.) operation, which was executed by the Russian
paratroopers. The Armenians had appeared in a tough situation there.
And the command to help us was given by Grachev himself. We should not
forget that we liberated 52 percent of the former Nagorno-Karabakh
Autonomous Oblast. And it is thanks to the support of the Russian
troops." In the same interview, there is a remarkable narration. On
May 15, 1992, Tashkent hosted the meeting of the leaders of the CIS
countries, to which Azerbaijan was invited as an observer. Rahim
Gaziyev recalls a phrase said by Yeltsin in drink. "During one of the
intermissions of the meeting, I wanted to approach Yeltsin and explain
him. Victor Barannikov, Pavel Grachev, Levon Ter-Petrosyan and the
then Armenia's Defense Minister Vazgen Sargsyan were standing next to
him. Yeltsin hugs Ter-Petrosyan, kisses him and says in a loud voice,
"Listen, Levon Hakobovich, I will bring these Turks (meaning the
Azerbaijanis, note - V. S.) to your knees."
Voskan SARGSYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2015/03/12/169214/