GROUND ABOUT TO SLIP FROM UNDER ARMENIA’S FEET: AZERI DM SPOKESMAN
YEREVAN, MARCH 17. ARMINFO. The ground is about to slip from under
Armenia’s feet, says Azeri Defence Ministry Spokesman Ramiz MElikov in
an interview to 525th newspaper (Baku).
The distribution of forces on the international arena is beginning to
play into Azerbaijan’s hands. Meanwhile the negotiating potential is
not over. “The moment we feel that there is no hope left we will start
a war,” says Melikov. Once again accusing Armenia of violating the
cease fire regime he says that Azerbaijan’s achievements in the
Karabakh peace process are vexing the Armenians. They are trying to
show some strength and to somehow influence the negotiating process.
The second reason is the forthcoming 90th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide. “Every year this time they grow hysterical and are attacked
by medically known and peculiarly their ‘Armenian disease’.” “The
Armenians seek to show their force to the Azeris and Azerbaijan. But
this has no sense,” says Melikov.
Referring to some experts he says that the Armenians are active near
Agdam and Terter because these sections are close to Stepanakert.
“They are fearing some threat there and so they are firing at the
Azeri troops to retain their strategic positions,” says Melikov
regretting that these positions are in the Armenians’ hands.