ANS TV, Azerbaijan
March 6, 2008, Thursday
AZERI SPEAKER RAPS ARMENIA FOR FOMENTING FRONT LINE SITUATION
The speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament has accused the Armenian
leadership of fomenting tension on the Karabakhfront line zone.
In remarks broadcast by private ANS TV on 6 March, Speaker Oqtay
Asadov said: "The Azerbaijani side adheres tothe peace process and
did not attack the Armenian [armed] forces. On the contrary, the
Armenian army has made frequentcease-fire violations on the front
line on these days. False reports disseminated by the Armenian
leadership show thatthey are ready to resort to any intrigues to
distract attention from domestic situation. At the same time, this
provesonce again that the regime existing in Armenia is of
antidemocratic nature and does not enjoy the people’s support.The
regime that fears its own people views the increase in military
activity on the front line as a method ofdistracting the people’s and
the international community’s attention to make them to forget the
country’sdomestic problems."
Asadov made the remark at the 68th Rose-Roth Seminar of the NATO
Parliamentary Assembly in Baku.