Ïðàî ûáîðà, Azerbaijan
Democratic Azerbaijan
Feb 9 2007
Dirty Information, Armenian’s Fight
09.02.2007
Ali Abbasov’s opinion is worth considering
Information fight between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been going on
for several years and the latter attempts with all means to create
negative image of our state in international community’s opinion.
At the same time Armenia is spreading false information relating to
Azerbaijan. Repeatedly Armenian mass media representatives distorted
sayings of foreign politicians. Moreover it is well known that the
said state is illegally broadcasting its TV channels on Azerbaijani
territory.
Recently Armenians resorted to new way. They started distorting
Azerbaijani sites in internet. Responding to this, Azerbaijani
hackers started destroying official sites of Armenia. As result as it
should be expected information fight between 2 states has broken out
with new force.
Minister of Information Technologies, Ali Abbasov, had to express his
opinion with respect to this problem. Despite this fact this
potential of Azerbaijan exceeds Armenian’s several times. Minister
proposed to stop this fight. However, minister’s saying carries
special meaning: `The matter is that information fight should have
its rules and laws. Armenians are mixing information fight with
abuses for a long time. Some times ago they have started attacking
our sites. That is why information fight is of destructive nature.
Sides involved in this process usually try to create negative image
of opponent, and positive image of themselves. Such actions can be
evaluated as negative in all aspects. Of course Azerbaijani hackers
can be understood. They just respond to similar actions of Armenians.
On the other hand every state has its own obligations before
international community. Azerbaijan and Armenia also have their
obligations before Council of Europe in the field of information,
necessary to observe. Apparently it is difficult for Armenians to
observe these obligations. Some question arises: Why do Armenians
prefer resorting to negative means within this fight? To answer this
question we may say that Armenians know Azerbaijan’s potential. To
date Azerbaijan surpasses Armenia in development. Thus, if for last 3
years foreign incomes amounting to 33 billions of US dollars have
flowed to Azerbaijan, the sum for Armenia hasn’t made up even 3
billions. Moreover, Azerbaijan is exporting oil providing energy
security at regional level. Construction of railway
Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku will worsen Armenian’s situation. Very
soon Armenia will discover that Russia is closely collaborating with
Azerbaijan, and Armenians won’t succeed in using this state against
Azerbaijan. In addition, today geopolitical weight of Azerbaijan is
increasing at international level. President Ilham Aliyev’s recent
visit to France demonstrates how our state can win sympathy of those
which have positive attitude towards Armenia. In such cases unfair
fight of Armenia is not unexpected. The use of civilized means in
information fight is not profitable for this state.
What will be results of these events? Perhaps after undergoing
certain stage Armenia will make sure in fruitlessness of its actions.
Developing Azerbaijan is convinced in his rightfulness. Our state
prefers to fight with the help of civilized means, and we are sure
that we will succeed. Anyway our state should be ready to information
fight as today it is very important for Azerbaijan. Country winning
information fight is capable to win in all spheres’.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
