MUBARIZ AHMEDOGHLU: "I THINK GEORGIA HOLDS POLICY OF DISPLACEMENT OF AZERBAIJANIS AND STRENGTHENING OF ARMENIANS’ POSITIONS"
Today.Az
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May 12 2008
Azerbaijan
Day.Az interview with Mubariz Ahmedoghlu, chief of the center of
political innovations and technologies.
-Mr. Ahmedoghlu, how would you comment on the facts, pointing out
the creeping aggression of Georgian lands, inhabited by ethnic
Azerbaijanis, by Armenians?
-As far as I know, this process continues not for the first year. One
of the reasons for such developments is that the Armenian-Georgian
border has not been diversified in full, in particular, on the
territory of Georgia, where Azerbaijanis lived for centuries.
The second reason is that historically Armenians tended to use the
difficulties of the country, they lived in for the settlement of
their own problems, to make one more step in the direction of the
propaganda of the wild idea of creation of "Great Armenia". Today
we all see that Georgia, resulting from its pro-Western course,
has caused Russia’s disfavor, which resulted in raising of tensions
between these countries, raising open and hidden support of the Kremlin
to separatists from South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It can be proposed
that Russia benefits fropm the existent tendencies and moods by the
Armenian spirit of Georgia, as they are not profitable for the powers
of Georgia and the state system of this country.
Moreover, it can be noted, on the whole, that external policy,
conducted by Armenia towards Georgia, is too favorable for
Armenians. In particular, the recent opening of a consulate of Armenia
in Batumi, pursues the only purpose-to ensure outlet to the Black Sea
for Armenia, which was isolated from all regional economic projects due
to the occupation policy towards neighbors, conducted by this country.
In other words, Armenians try to use all chances for destabilization
and other lawless actions, including for implementation of the police
of creeping aggression against representatives of other countries,
residing in the same country.
-Let’s pass to the issue why the authorities of Georgia shutdown
the market in Sadakhli, which deprived the local population of main
source of income, led to its gradual outflow and that similar market
opened near Sadakhli in Armenia and now from 800 up to 1000 people
pass the Georgian-Armenian border to hold trade on this market each
Sunday being a good target for the Armenian intelligence services?
-As far as I know the shutdown of the market in Sadakhlo was
initiated by the Georgian powders who explained the step by the
fact that Armenian customs services use the market for corruption
collections. As far as we remember, in a response, the Armenian side
announced that corruption among the Georgian customs services exceeds
the corruption among their Armenian counterparts. In the result of
it, similar market appeared on the territory of Armenia. Naturally,
our compatriots, residing in Georgia, became the only victim in this
case and the moral duty of official Baku is to support them.
-So, why the powers of Georgia, which integrated with GUAM and in
joint economic projects with Azerbaijan of a really world scale,
and which is a country, which suffered from separatism, supports not
Azerbaijan but Armenia, with whom they have no economic ties and which
not only occupied 20% of Azerbaijani lands, but also claims Georgian
lands in open?
-Let’s begin with that we have witnessed the policy of double standards
towards Azerbaijan. In this case, I also see the religious factor
and the policy, coordinated by official Tbilisi with a number of big
European states for deportation of Azerbaijanis from the country and
strengthening Armenians positions.
-But what is the logics of such a policy of official Tbilisi?
-I agree that these actions are illogical. Unfortunately,
not all political actions of the leaders of some countries are
logical. Moreover, we see the rise in anti-Islamic spirits in the
whole world. In particular, in the Netherlands victory was gained
by nationalists. Therefore, it is not ruled out that economic and
political pragmatism, openly demonstrating advantage of support of
official Tbilisi to Azerbaijanis, not Armenians, residing in Georgia,
steps back on the background of religious factor.
I am sure that sooner or later Georgians will also understand the
erroneousness of such a policy. But the time, during which trust of
Azerbaijanis, for whom Georgia became a native country, to official
Tbilisi, will be lost and there will be differences between our people
and Armenians will benefit from the established state.