MOLLAZADE: US CANNOT AND DOESN’T WANT TO SUPPRESS ARMENIA

Aysor
Feb 22 2010
Armenia

The U.S. cannot and doesn’t want to suppress Armenia, said chairman
of the US-Azerbaijan Council, co-director of the U.S. Azeris Network
Jeyhun Mollazade in an interview with the Azerbaijani 1NewsAz agency.

"The White House is trying to be above the battle in the process of
settlement to the Karabakh conflict, but they cannot and doesn’t want
to suppress Armenia for clear reasons. However, it’s unclear whether
the pressure will be effective as Armenia isn’t linked to America like
it is linked to Russia. And the Congress isn’t going to stop relief
assistance; that is why the administration doesn’t set such a task,"
he said.

"Armenia’s leaders as well as Armenia and Karabakh’s populations has
never declared the independence plans off. And I don’t think that
hopes to reconcile with Turkey will influence Armenia’s position over
this issue.

"Armenia receives military support of Russia, economical support of
Iran, the EU, and the U.S. It is noteworthy that both Iran and the
U.S. are carrying the same policy, but for different reasons and in
different forms.

"In addition, Armenia is trying to deprive Azerbaijan of the only
ally – Turkey, however, with varied success. Though Turkey has
invested too much in Azerbaijan in both political and economical
sense to pose it at risk now for unclear compensation in return,"
stressed Jeyhun Mollazade.