PRESIDENT’S ADVISER STATES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS IN AZERBAIJANI IRANIAN FRONTIER FOR ORGANIZED CRIME (VIDEO)

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Sept 25 2007

Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. Ê.Zarbaliyeva / There are favourable
conditions at the Azerbaijani Iranian border for the illegal entry
of arms and drugs, Vahid Aliyev, the Azerbaijani President’s advisor
on military issues, said in Baku on 25 September.

The conflict between the two countries of South Caucasus began in 1988
due to territorial claims by Armenia against Azerbaijan. Armenia has
occupied 20% of Azerbaijani land including the Nagorno-Karabakh region
and its seven surrounding Districts. Since 1992, these territories
have been under the occupation of the Armenian Forces.

Iran borders Azerbaijan 132km south east of occupied territories
of Azerbaijan.

International organizations do not control Azerbaijani territories
occupied by the Armenian Military Forces, particularly the
Nagorno-Karabakh, Aliyev said.

The President’s advisor noted that one of the reasons for an increase
in organized crime was because of poor control in the territory by
corresponding international and state bodies.

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