U.S. IN TERMINAL PHASE OF S. CAUCASIAN PRESENCE: AZERI EXPERT

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Sept 23 2009
Armenia

U.S. will deploy its military bases in all Transcaucasian states,
political analyst Vafa Guluzade told 1news.az, commenting on Pentagon’s
intension to deploy U.S. military bases in Georgia by 2015, spread
by Georgian mass media.

"Washington will deploy its bases in Georgia and Azerbaijan, I mean
anti-missile defense systems, likely for the time being jointly
with Russia and then-Armenia, on the current Gyumri base location,"
Guluzade said, underlining that final U.S. "penetration" in South
Caucasian region will be completed within next 5 years.

Thus, U.S. starts the terminal phase of intrusion in South Caucasus,
it has been prepared for.

"In this respect, I do not exclude Karabakh conflict settlement in
the near future. After Armenian-Turkish border opening, the West
and NATO will consolidate influence on the region and we should get
ready for it," political analyst stated, explaining the countries’
enhanced preparation to join NATO and EU.