Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sahar TV, Iran
March 18 2010
Party leader says USA seeks to deploy troops to Azeri districts
A senior member of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan has said that the
"Madrid principles" towards the Karabakh conflict settlement are aimed
at deploying foreign forces in this country, Iran’s Sahar TV has
reported.
The deputy chairman of the party, Haci Vaqif Abdullayev, said that
under the Madrid principles, Armenian troops will be withdrawn from
five Armenian-held Azerbaijani districts, including 13 villages in
Kalbacar District, after which borders and all communications lines
between the conflicting sides will be opened and IDPs will return to
their homes, Sahar TV said. After that, the issue of the deployment of
"so-called peacekeeping forces" to the region in order to "supposedly"
ensure the safety of the IDPs and communications lines will probably
also be put on the agenda, he said, according to Sahar TV.
Abdullayev also said that the USA and Russia were more interested in
the implementation of this process because Azerbaijan’s Qubadli and
Zangilan districts border Iran, and the USA is trying to deploy its
troops or its Western allies’ troops to these districts and carry out
anti-Iranian activities. He went on to say that Azerbaijan should not
let anyone to use its territory against Iran, the TV channel said.
Abdullayev also noted that the Azerbaijani authorities should avoid
accepting the "Madrid principles" and should rely on its people and
Muslim countries, including Iran and Turkey, in the settlement of the
conflict.
[translated from Azeri]