NATO NOT INTERESTED IN ARMED CONFRONTATION FOR THE SAKE OF AZERBAIJAN’S UNSATISFIED TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.09.2007 14:31 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "I don’t think deployment of Turkish troops in
Nakhichevan will be possible in the near future, since it will
transform a local conflict into global war. Modern Turkey is not an
independent military state. It’s bound by commitments with NATO,"
political scientist Levon Melik Shahnazaryan said in an interview
with PanARMENIAN.Net.
"I do not think that NATO is interested in an armed confrontation for
the sake of Azerbaijan’s unsatisfied territorial ambitions," he added.
"Azerbaijan is dreaming to be carried back to the times when
all domestic and foreign tasks were settled under Turkey’s
supervision. CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha furnished a
worthy comment on the issue. When asked about current threats, Mr
Bordyuzha said, "These are militant statements by representatives of
various countries to resolve the so-called frozen conflicts by use
of force. It refers to escalation of military activities, boost of
defense budget and personnel number in Georgia and Azerbaijan."
However, our history records that in 1918 the Turkish army led
by Nuri intervened in the Caucasus. As result, the Azerbaijani
Republic was formed. At that time Turkish ascetics and recruits
from Caucasian Tatars (future Azeris) slaughtered not only Armenian
peasants but also Russian soldiers who were returning to Russia from
the Caucasian front. Over 3 thousand Russian soldiers were killed
in Shamkhor. Massacre of Russian soldiers took place in Ghazakh,
Gyandja and even in Baku suburbs – Baladjary and Surakhany.
Simply, Azerbaijan had high hopes for Turkey then.
Presently, it worships the United States and NATO," he said.
The other day Azeri political scientist Vafa Guluzade said "Azerbaijan
had better deploy a couple of divisions in Nakhichevan and aim them
at Yerevan and Russian bases in Armenia."
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