EXPERTS: "IN CASE OFFICIAL BAKU ATTEMPTS TO ENSURE ITS TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, RUSSIA WILL TAKE ANALOGOUS STEPS AGAINST AZERBAIJAN" – POLL
Azeri Press Agency
11 Aug 2008 14:30
Azerbaijan
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA-ECONOMICS. The military operations
launched by Russia against Georgia are a part of official Moscow’s
policy pursued for many years, military expert, reserve Colonel
Ildirim Mammadov told APA commenting on the developments in Georgia.
He said Georgian army had high-level combat readiness and mentioned
losses of Russian army.
"Before the operations Russia had deployed 350,000 servicemen in the
North Caucasus – Georgia and Azerbaijan. The scenario of the military
operations in the Caucasus has been reviewed in Caucasus-2008 trainings
recently. I think that Russians will have no military achievement in
Georgia. Georgian armed forces hold one of the first placed in CIS
for its combat readiness. According to the latest reports, about 150
Russian servicemen were killed, hundreds of soldiers were wounded,
military supplies were destroyed," he said.
The military expert said that Russia attempts to strike the
international energy and transport corridors passing through Georgia.
"The main attention is focused on Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline
and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline," he said.
Commenting on the current situation Azad Isazadeh said by launching
war with Georgia Russia violated all international treaties and
demonstrated its aggressive policy. The expert considers that even if
Georgia can not take control of South Ossetia, it will try to achieve
Russia’s deprival of the peacekeeping mandate in the region.
Isazadeh noted that Georgian forces had been strengthened at present
and would fight against Russian forces.
"Losses of Russians prove it. Georgia’s army building is formed
basing on specialists. If fighting lasts for a long time, quality
of Georgian military units will be lowered and it will pass to army
consisting of draftees", he said.
Military expert Yashar Jafarli stated that Azerbaijan would also join
process, if situation continued in the region.
"Russia tried to start military operations beforehand. Armenia along
with Russia participates in operations in Georgia. Participation of
Azerbaijan in the process will be unavoidable", he said. Same danger
is expected by Azerbaijan as well.
"Russia gets irritated about economic increase of Azerbaijan. Russia
can attack on Azerbaijan any time", he said.
Experts thought that if official Baku wanted to ensure its territorial
integrity in Nagorno Karabakh, Russia would take analogical steps
against Azerbaijan as well. Military expert Mammadov added that Russia
had 10 military scenarios on Nagorno Karabakh.
"Georgia cannot be remained alone in the struggle against separatists
and their supporter Russia", he said.
Isazadeh stressed that same scenario would be applied to Nagorno
Karabakh. To him, irrespective of Russia’s direct interference in
Nagorno Karabakh, it will render assistance to Armenia.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
