BAKUR KARAPETYAN: ZANGEZUR IS AN OBSTACLE TO TURKEY’S PLANS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
22.10.2009 19:56 GMT+04:00

In a letter addressed to Russian, French and U.S. Presidents, Head of
Shushi foundation Bakur Karapetyan has focused on Karabakh-controlled
territories between Armenia and NKR. Expert believes that Azerbaijan
plans to populate the territories with families of soldiers and storm
troopers for waging a partisan war against Zangezur (Syunik region)
and Nagorno Karabakh Republic. In Turkish-speaking countries’ recent
summit held in Nakhichevan, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev declared of
his intention to occupy Zangezur.

"Turkey has plans to merge two Turkish speaking states into an
empire, and Zangezur appears the only impediment," says Karapetyan
in his letter.

Expressing belief that Turkish Azerbaijani plans pose serious threat to
the region, he calls on OSCE MG Co-Chairs to consider above-mentioned
circumstances and prevent realization of Turkish-Azerbaijani program.