An integral part of Azerbaijan – Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts are under Armenian occupation for more than 20 years, says the article, adding that as a result of Armenian military aggression, 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories was occupied and more than one million Azerbaijanis became refugees and IDPs.
“Turkey is not a co-chairing country, and the co-chair can be substituted only through consensus, and we oppose this, because during these years, Turkey had a one-sided, pro-Azerbaijani stance, and sometimes even a criminal stance,” Deputy Speaker of Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov said.
“Under this situation, what is currently going on in the Middle East, is a dangerous play with the fire.”
It could even be argued that there is not much difference what the perpetrators of the military coup did in 1980 and what Erdogan has carried out recently. News coming from Turkey reminds me of horror and nightmare of Stalin era: Millions of people living even in remote villages of Soviet Union were officially accused to be agents of ‘western imperialism’ and were jailed or killed.
According to Menagarishvili, the snapshot, obtained as a result of elections, was predictable. Although, in his words, the authorities attempted to guarantee their positions also through fraud, which basically, didn’t considerably influence on election results as international observation missions reflected in their reports.
“USA-Russia relations today are at their lowest level, that I can ever remember. People accuse Russia of war crime in Syria, and it’s stated by the USA, France, even UNO Secretary General says it.”
“It seemed there was no process, the sides are alienated form one another, however, recent statements make suppose there were active negotiations in this period, during which substantive issues have been covered and even pressure has been exerted. This is encouraging,” Rahr said.
“I consider, it’s clear, that Russia attempts to gain time in Syria, and not seek for serious political solution. Obviously, it doesn’t tolerate that humanitarian assistance reached eastern districts of Aleppo, where the rebels are.”
“The most important here is socio-economic condition in Azerbaijan: the state apparently enters a new phase of economic crisis, military expenditures have been shortened for the first time throughout last 10 years, serious social issues are available as well, tension is observed with minorities.”
“To say that this cooperation was a lifebuoy for the Syrian conflict, will be incorrect, as regularly military operations have been calmed down in Syria, and serious clashes, new progress have been undertook.”
