news.am, Armenia
May 8 2010

Azerbaijan’s habits will backfire, Armenian MP says

15:12 / 05/08/2010Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s refusal to
participate in an informal CIS summit in Moscow, as well as Azeri FM
Elmar Mammadyarov’s unwillingness to meet the OSCE MG Co-Chairs in
Brussels, is nothing but one more attempt of blackmail on the part of
Baku, Stepan Safaryan, Chairman of the Heritage parliamentary faction
told NEWS.am.

He stressed that official Baku used to resort to blackmail before,
making use of the Armenian-Turkish process. After failing, however,
they tried to change its approach. `Alive’s step is an overt move
against Russia, and Moscow must draw necessary conclusions ` come to
realize what kind of country is trying to raise its head and prevent
it,’ Safaryan said. He pointed out that Azerbaijan’s manner of talking
by means of threats and blackmail will backfire on it, and the
international community will change its attitude to Baku for the
worse.

NEWS.am reminds readers that the Azerbaijani President refused to
participate in the informal CIS summit in Mosow, the reasons being RA
President Serzh Sargsyan’s participation. `The main reason is that the
persons that participated in the occupation in Shushi are the Armenian
leaders,’ Ali Ahmedov, Vice-Chairman of the Yeni Azerbaijan (New
Azerbaijan) party, told the Trend news agency.

As regards AzeriFM Elmar Mammadyarov, he refused to meet the OSCE
Minsk Group Co-Chairs in Brussels on May 11-12, pleading a heavy
schedule.

T.P.