  Baku’s protests against Iran caused by fear, expert says February 7, 2011 - 14:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There is an impression that after the revolutions in the Arab world, Azerbaijan fears an Islamic revolution in the country, an Armenian expert said. “Baku’s protests against Iran is caused by this fear,” Noravank foundation deputy director Sevak Sarukhanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “Azeri politicians believe that Islam presents a danger for Azerbaijan. However, having finished with the opposition, Baku authorities stir up Islamist movements,” he said, adding that Iran is capable to incite an Islamic revolution. Meanwhile, according to Azeri political analyst Fikret Sadykhov, it’s high time Azerbaijan launched an offensive information policy towards Iran.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries  NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said.Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |
