news.am, Armenia
Feb 27 2010

Warlike statements by Azerbaijani President and FM are wish-wash: Milliyet

15:34 / 02/27/2010Warlike statements by Azerbaijani President and
Foreign Minister are wish-wash, article by Turkish Milliyet daily
correspondent Semih Idiz says.

According to him, billionth Azerbaijani military costs cannot
determine the outcome of war in favor of the country, as the human
factor plays critical role.

Information about the Azerbaijani army state gives rise to discredit
its combat proficiency. Besides, it is unclear who will provide
assistance to Azerbaijan in case of hostilities. Will patrolling
Armenia-Turkey border Russia do so? Baku intends to look to be helped
by Moscow, realizing that Washington will be vexed with Ankara for
hesitation in relations’ normalization with Yerevan. But the hope that
Moscow will assist Baku does not hitch in with logic.

Obviously, none of OSCE Minsk Group countries will assist Baku.
Islamic Iran will not do so as well, as the country having issues with
Azerbaijani national minority is in close ties with Armenia. In case
of war help might come from Turkish nationalist circles. Perhaps,
Ankara will offer diplomatic assistance, but hardly ` the military
aid, Idiz emphasized concluding diplomatic solution to Karabakh
conflict has no alternative.

L.A.