PanArmenian News
March 17 2005

AZERI DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SECRETARY: `IF WE FEEL THERE IS NO HOPE,
WE WILL BEGIN WAR’

17.03.2005 06:07

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `The land is just about to escape from under
Armenia’s feed,’ Head of the Press Service of the Defense Ministry of
Azerbaijan Ramiz Melikov told 525 Baku newspaper. In his opinion, the
correlation of the power at the international arena is changing in
the favor of Azerbaijan. At the same time he noted that the potential
of the talks is not used up yet. `If we feel there is not hope, we
will begin a war,’ R. Melikov promised. Having accused the Armenian
party in breaking the truce, the Press Secretary stated, `on the
whole the success of the Azeri diplomacy in the matter of solving the
Karabakh conflict makes Armenians angry and tense.’ As a result they
try to demonstrate power and thus influence the talks, R. Melikov
noted, reminding the PACE resolution adopted in January. `I think its
second cause is connected with approaching April, when Armenians will
mark the 90-th anniversary of the genocide.’ They get a psychosis
this time each year, `the Armenian disease,’ known from medicine and
inherent only in Armenians, exacerbates. Armenians want to
demonstrate their power to the Azeri people and state. However, it is
senseless,’ the Press Secretary stated. Referring to some military
experts, Ramiz Melikov added `the activation of Armenians at the
Aghdam and Terter directions is due to the front line lying close to
Stepanakert at these stretches.’ `They expect danger at those
segments and thus fire upon the positions of the Azeri army, try to
take control of the strategic heights,’ Melikov stated, adding `today
all crucial heights at the Aghdam and Terter directions are
unfortunately keeps by Armenians.’