"ECHO": CONTINUOUS WATER
S. Rzayev N. Aliyev
Ïðaâî Âûaîða, Azerbaijan
Democratic Azerbaijan
Feb 21 2007
Accordingly to local expert, Armenians started Garabagh conflict to
tear away Azerbaijani territories, and now for some reason they refer
to violation of some rights about which they didn’t even mention
"From the very beginning Armenians started Garabagh conflict under
separatist slogans aiming to annex this territory to Armenia that is
why any kind of assertion about violation of their rights in former
Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan has no ground and sense". Rasim Agayev,
political scientist and member of former leadership of Soviet Republic
of Azerbaijan, directly involved with Garabagh problem during late
80s and early 90s last century, stated it.
We should underline that recently Armenians have attempted by all means
to justify keeping of occupation not only Nagorni Garabagh but also 7
regions. At the same time most of all Armenia insists on keeping two
regions outside Garabagh – Kalbajar and Lachin. As Armenian mass media
inform these 2 inhabited areas represent "pledge of water security"
for Armenians of Nagorni Garabagh.
The matter is that majority of rivers flowing in Nagorni Garabagh
begin in Lachin and Kalbajar regions. Accordingly to Armenians’
version still during the time of Soviet Union, Nagorni Garabagh
experienced water pressing from the part of center – Baku.
Separatists attempt "to enshrine" their argument in the so-called
"constitution" of non-recognized entity which states about keeping
control over territories actually controlled by separatist entity.
We should remind that one more confirmation of Armenians’ "appetite"
is emigrant policy pursued by Yerevan in occupied territories of
Azerbaijan.
Armenians who used to live outside the region are being settled in
regions neighboring with Nagorni Garabagh. And it is Kalbajar and
Lachin regions that are being settled.
Despite this political scientist, Rasim Agayev, holds that all
arguments of Armenians about violation of their rights during Soviet
period and within the context of restriction of resource supply to
the region have no ground.
He insists that separatists and their leaders may take any decisions
"but from the beginning they have no legal basis". Agayev underlines
that as rule all separatists "shout" that allegedly their rights were
violated. "But the matter is that in Garabagh everything didn’t start
with shouting about violation of rights!" – he recollects.
Political scientist reminds that Garabagh conflict started with
simultaneous addresses in Yerevan and Khankendi where annexation of
Nagorni Garabagh to Armenia was heard. "And now for some reason they
are speaking about fictitious water pressing", political scientist
says.
As Agayev pointed out if such pressing really took place, then what
documents of former USSR reflect it? "There is nothing of that sort!"
– he explains. He is astonished by the fact that separatists didn’t
mention about "water pressing" late 80s, when conflict had broken out,
and now they have "recalled" it. "If then they had applied to world
community it would have witnessed in Garbagh how Armenians went on
being "dried", well-known political scientist says with irony.
In turn Erkin Kadirov, jurist on international issues stated for
"Echo" that the so-called "constitution" of separatist entity is
illegal, and it is not juridical document, all what is written there
has no significance.
"No forcible occupation of territories can be turned to sovereignty and
it is enshrined in international documents", jurist stresses. For this
reason attempts of Armenians to justify their occupation policy can’t
be legal. Jurist also stressed that all issues concerning bordering
water resources can be solved after final regulation of the conflict.
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