POSSIBLE MOBILIZATION RUMORS IN AZERBAIJAN DISMISSED
Trend
June 8 2012
Azerbaijan
There is no need for total mobilization in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani
Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Information
Provision Department head Elnur Aslanov believes.
Azerbaijani army is strong, it has the strongest potential and
military equipment in the region, Aslanov said. He was commenting on
the possibility of declaring total mobilization.
He said the Armenian leadership is responsible for the recent incidents
on the contact line of troops. Armenia has always held a destructive
position in resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict and restoring peace and stability in the region.
“By this, Yerevan shows that it is interested in preservation of the
status quo,” Aslanov added.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France and the U.S. –
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.