AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTRY AGAIN MANAGES TO TURN EVERYTHING UPSIDE DOWN
ArmInfo
2009-02-20 14:29:00
ArmInfo. OSCE MG cochairmen made a statement yesterday having
emphasized that there is no other alternative to peaceful settlement
of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. However, Azerbaijan considered it
necessary to comment on the mediators’ statement trying to receive
even a visibility of any benefit.
‘Azerbaijan is ready to settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
in peaceful way and it expects similar actions from the Armenian
authorities, as well as a fair and univocal position of the OSCE MG
cochairmen’, Head of the Azerbaijani FM press service Hazar Ibragim
said ignoring the circumstance that the militaristic statements are
made by the Azerbaijani and not the Armenian authorities.
To recall, almost no statement of Ilham Aliyev – from an economic
project to the monument on the grave of one or another ‘world-known
Azerbaijani scientist who lived in the 100th century B.C. and whose
works were appropriated by the Armenians being an alien people in the
region’ – remains without claims about readiness of the Azerbaijani
army to liberate its lands, enhance the army’s military efficiency,
increase of the military budget, etc.
In this context, the statement by H. Ibragim saying that ‘Azerbaijan
has always insisted on the priority of peaceful settlement of the
Karabakh conflict’ causes wonder at least. He thinks it would be
better for the mediators to address their statements to Armenia
as non- constructiveness and frank aggressiveness of statements
by the occupant-country’s officials does not contribute to the
conflict settlement. I think it is clear what the Azerbaijani FM
representative understands under ‘fair stance’ – either you are for
us or your stance is unfair. Several conclusions can be made from
the afore-given comments of H.
Ibragim: either all the affirmations ‘to settle the conflict by
force’ have been intended for internal use only, or there is an
evident attempt to play both the cochairmen and the international
structures for fools ascribing their own militaristic statements to
the Armenian party.