Is the non-reserve role of the army a message of war? Aliyev, Erdogan

During the briefing after the government session, Nikol Pashinyan answered a journalist’s question: said: 

“There is such an emphasis in your question, you say there is peace, maybe there is a war, I don’t know. Or, there is a conflict somewhere, there is an escalation, there are victims and wounded, you don’t tell me, you spare me.

Where is there a war, where is there a wounded person, where is there a shooting, where is there a victim, where is there an attack, explosion, bombardment, rocket fire, etc.?

In other words, in the context of the US-Israeli military operation against Iran these days, expert, political science concerns are being manipulated again, as well as the desire or not for peace of the opposition political forces, clerics and ordinary citizens, and what drives war and what does not. But we’ll get to that a little later.

Now, let’s see what statements the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey made in the last few days against the background of the operation against Iran. By the way, there is no war in these countries either.

In particular, in one of his latest statements, Turkish President Erdogan emphasized the following:

■ This war must be stopped, it can spread and the whole region will be in flames. If possible, diplomacy can certainly achieve this.

■ Despite the possibility of solving the problems at the negotiation table, due to calculations, miscalculations and, of course, the provocations of the bloodthirsty network, our region is once again covered with the smell of blood and gunpowder.

■ account taking created of the situation sensitivity, we extreme careful we are expressed. We in action we are restrained` Turkey to protect his around flaming from the fire.

We undertaking we are necessary միջոցներ՝ to prevent our in the region bloody the scenarios, which ones experience is being done implement, and: first հերթին՝ interdenominational conflicts.

■ We we don’t have Sunnism or Shiism, we we have only one կրոն՝ Islam.

By the way, before this, the Turkish Foreign Minister spoke about another danger, that the scenarios inciting a civil war in Iran will lead to a large flow of refugees to neighboring countries and beyond.

In other words, there is a clear awareness of security risks and, above all, for Turkey itself. And in this logic, on the one hand, Erdoğan shows caution, on the other hand, he does not forget to issue warnings in his own security interests, including to Iran, with whom, as we mentioned, he is also cautious. In other words, when it is necessary, it reminds about the military potential, outside of that, it shows subtle diplomacy.

By the way, today the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey, in response to statements from Iran, that they are not targeting neighboring countries, but US bases in those territories, known and unknown Israeli military facilities, issued a message in which it is said: 

“The presence of American soldiers does not mean that it is a US base. The 10th Air Force Command is located in Incirlik (Adana). But here are our F-16 fighters, refueling planes, drones. All those facilities and equipment belong to Turkey. The commander of the base is also our brigadier general. By the way, there are also military personnel from Spain, Poland, and Qatar.”

At the same time, the Turkish Ministry of Defense emphasized that they continue to take appropriate measures against security threats, including against the backdrop of the Iran-US-Israel conflict, and that the country’s air and missile defense is implemented within the framework of a multi-layered structure based on threat assessment and operational necessity. In this context, Ankara also reminded that it is part of NATO’s anti-aircraft and anti-missile system, which implies the presence of early warning, command and control systems and interceptor missiles.

168.amthe had written, that the Turkish military system was linked to the NATO command and control system for 44 days.

By the way, against the backdrop of Turkish-Azerbaijani accusations against Iran, on March 11, the delegation led by the Commander of the Ground Forces of the Turkish Army, Army General Metin Tokel, visited Nakhichevan, was in the separate joint forces of Nakhichevan, and met with the commander, Lieutenant General Kyan Seidov.

Metin Tokel noted that Turkey always stands by Azerbaijan in order to strengthen stability in the region and fully ensure security, and that Shushi declaration logically, they are ready to provide any military assistance.

At the end of the meeting, the parties discussed issues related to the planning of joint military exercises.

The Turkish general also met with Jeyhun Jailiov, the plenipotentiary representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic. First to the meeting has been remembered Turkey’s support to Azerbaijan during the 44-day war, then the drone attacks in the direction of Nakhijevan were mentioned, but Iran was not mentioned, which has launched an investigation into the incident.

And what did the President of Azerbaijan Aliyev say in his last speech? in speech regarding security situation and peace establishment in and around the region.

«2020 in the year, 44-daily of war time witness we were by force «our areas to liberation»։ do you think i am, that this important indicator is. if peaceful solution hope there is none, and the truth, justice and: international the right your the side are, of peace to reach for sometimes need is power apply. And exactly that email place had. We of Armenia with of peace we arrived նախ՝ by force, ապա՝ political means. I would say that this is a rare case in the history of recent decades, when the country restores its sovereignty and territorial integrity by force and thus achieves peace,” Aliyev said, adding that today they have achieved peace with Armenia.

On the other hand, the leader of Azerbaijan continues that “achieving peace is not easy”.

“Today we see we are, that protracted conflicts continues are, and: of the world of the map on in: application are coming tension new hearths. …today, more than ever safety and: stability the questions need is stay any of the state of the agenda priority, because without դրանց՝ the rest becomes is pointless” he emphasized.

And Aliyev has said more than once that the army remains the primary factor in ensuring security, despite strong diplomacy.

And what is Nikol Pashinyan trying to instill in the society, particularly through his speech in the European Parliament or during the joint statement with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola?

Moreover, Nikol Pashinyan understands very well that peace cannot be strong in today’s world, that issues cannot be solved by international law, but still he does not give the same importance to the armed forces as Erdogan and Aliyev. Now, more substantive.

For example, Pashinyan in the European Parliament declared.

“We are often criticized that the peace established between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not perfect, but please tell me, where is the peace perfect, where is there perfect peace and where was it and when?

And on the contrary, it is the will to take care of peace that creates options to make it as close as possible to the perfect one, and this is how we approach all issues, including the issue of our compatriots held in prison in Azerbaijan.”

In other words, does Pashinyan also accept that there can be no talk of peace as long as Aliyev keeps the former military-political leadership of Artsakh in Baku, and is not going to pardon him yet? In other words, their return will be a political decision, in that case, why is their return not considered as a precondition for concluding a peace treaty, as Azerbaijan considers the exclusion of the Declaration of Independence from the RA constitution, to which Pashinyan has already agreed: “There should be no reference to the Declaration of Independence in the new Constitution, because the Declaration of Independence is built on the logic of conflict.”

And the fact that Azerbaijan is not going to get rid of the demands contained in its constitution and based on the logic of the conflict against the Republic of Armenia, this does not concern the current authorities, and the fact that “Zangezur region” considers the state propaganda of Baku as Azerbaijani and threatens to return there physically. Moreover, Aliyev does not connect this with whether or not to mention the Republic of Artsakh in RA (as Pashinyan is trying to present), but that issue is observing in the context of the international law of those representing the “Western Azerbaijan” community.

Let’s continue the series of Pashinyan’s manipulations. In a joint statement with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Mezzola, he, in particular, announced.

“For us, the army is not a tool of security, but a security reserve, when suddenly under any circumstances the primary tools of peace that I mentioned suddenly do not work: peace, cooperation, interaction and so on.”

In other words, the person who considers himself the supreme commander considers the army not as an important security institution, but only as a reserve, a security “reserve”, a “reserve player”, a reserve force. And nothing that they constantly talk about a professional army.

Naturally, the country must have strong diplomacy so that the matter does not escalate to war.

And why did Nikol Pashinyan not move in this logic in 2019, in 2020, so that there would not be a 44-day war?

And in today’s world, does the settlement of issues through negotiations depend on one side? A war occurs when one of the parties at some point refuses to fulfill the unilateral demands of the other party and agrees to fulfill them tirelessly, for example, questioning the Armenian citizenship of the occupied territories of the Republic of Armenia in order to avoid war, not to demand a change in the constitution of Azerbaijan so that there is no war, at some point agreeing to the return of Azerbaijani refugees so that there is no war, and so on.

We repeat: no one in RA wants a war, including non-military ones, which is what Pashinyan is leading to.

By the way, when we say that the army should remain an important and primary security factor, it does not mean a call for war, after all, the armed forces have various units that also have important functions in peacetime, from intelligence to the protection and inviolability of air borders and land areas, positions. The truth that Erdogan and Aliyev understand very well, and to which Nikol Pashinyan and his team show “criminal” indifference.

For example, the other day it was reported that Azerbaijan has ordered 40 units of the latest ASELPOD electro-optical targeting system developed for combat aircraft from Turkey, the leading defense company ASELSAN, for the JF-17 fighter jets purchased from Pakistan.

The system allows you to detect and track long-range targets, determine their geographic location, and deliver accurate strikes. Moreover, ASELPOD can be integrated with F-16 and unmanned aerial vehicles.

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