ALIYEV’S STATEMENT NOT AN ULTIMATUM: ANALYST

Tert.am
21:33 ~U 25.11.09

Aliyev’s statement is not an ultimatum, said political analyst
Alexander Manasyan today, commenting on statements made by Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev before his meeting with Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan in Munich.

According to Manasyan, the statement to resume military actions
was directed to Turkey, the mediator countries and for an internal
audience, but it "will yield no results."

Manasyan stated that Aliyev’s words should be viewed within the frames
of an info-war surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia. In the
political analyst’s opinion, the Armenia states (here, he includes
Nagorno-Karabakh), for their part, don’t undertake the necessary
counter steps. "We face a problem in the issue of shaping the nature
of the conflict for the benefit of Armenians. A problem, which we
haven’t been able to settle for two decades," he said.

As for the mediators, they "attempt to settle the issue by the easiest
way possible, which stems from their countries’ interests." Besides,
Manasyan assured attendees that he is far from the idea that any
resolution will be beneficial for Russia and the United States,
"but no one has additional funds, time or energy."