Azerbaijan Links Border Incidents To Senior Officials’ Visits – Arme

AZERBAIJAN LINKS BORDER INCIDENTS TO SENIOR OFFICIALS’ VISITS – ARMENIAN ANALYST

news.am
June 06, 2012 | 16:15

YEREVAN. – Azerbaijan links the border incidents to high-level
officials’ visits, Caucasus Institute Deputy Director, political
analyst Sergey Minasyan said during a press conference on Wednesday.

In his view, if Azerbaijan was attempting to mark US Secretary of
State Hilary Clinton’s regional visit with clashes at the border with
Armenia, this would hardly be considered a wise decision.

“It is clear as to why Azerbaijan wants tension and links it to
senior officials’ visits. This means Azerbaijan has not adjusted
to the status quo. Also, it is trying to bring seriousness to its
belligerent statements,” said Minasyan.

But these steps give the opposite results, that is, resistance from
the Armenian side.

“This was seen particularly well in the early morning hours of
Tuesday, when Armenia’s Armed Forces-and, according to some data,
the Nagorno-Karabakh army, too-undertook response operations,”
noted Minasyan.

Also, the analyst considered it surprising that the incidents occurred
on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as, over the course of the past
decade, the primary tension was centered at the Karabakh front.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress