NATO not interested in armed confrontation for the sake of Azerbaijan's unsatisfied territorial ambitionsSeptember 24, 2007 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I don't think deployment of Turkish troops in Nakhichevan will be possible in the near future, since it will transform a local conflict into global war. Modern Turkey is not an independent military state. It's bound by commitments with NATO," political scientist Levon Melik Shahnazaryan said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net "I do not think that NATO is interested in an armed confrontation for the sake of Azerbaijan's unsatisfied territorial ambitions," he added. "Azerbaijan is dreaming to be carried back to the times when all domestic and foreign tasks were settled under Turkey's supervision. CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha furnished a worthy comment on the issue. When asked about current threats, Mr Bordyuzha said, "These are militant statements by representatives of various countries to resolve the so-called frozen conflicts by use of force. It refers to escalation of military activities, boost of defense budget and personnel number in Georgia and Azerbaijan." However, our history records that in 1918 the Turkish army led by Nuri intervened in the Caucasus. As result, the Azerbaijani Republic was formed. At that time Turkish ascetics and recruits from Caucasian Tatars (future Azeris) slaughtered not only Armenian peasants but also Russian soldiers who were returning to Russia from the Caucasian front. Over 3 thousand Russian soldiers were killed in Shamkhor. Massacre of Russian soldiers took place in Ghazakh, Gyandja and even in Baku suburbs - Baladjary and Surakhany. Simply, Azerbaijan had high hopes for Turkey then. Presently, it worships the United States and NATO," he said. The other day Azeri political scientist Vafa Guluzade said "Azerbaijan had better deploy a couple of divisions in Nakhichevan and aim them at Yerevan and Russian bases in Armenia." Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |