  Experts on Caucasus-2012 drills: Russia warns Azerbaijan against war September 18, 2012 - 21:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azeri experts commented on Russia-hosted Caucasus-2012 large scale military drills. According to Azeri military expert Uzeir Jafarov, Russia has never seen military exercises of this scale. “President Putin’s attendance leads us to think that the drills are crucial to Russia, with Moscow developing scenarios to repel possible threats. Moscow means to show that events at South Caucasus are not an unsolvable issue to Russia,” he said. Foreign policy expert Farhad Mehdiyev believes the drills might be a hint to Azerbaijan. “Extradition and release of Azeri officer Ramil Safarov, stalemate in Karabakh issue settlement trigger ideas of a military settlement of the conflict. Joint CSTO drills in Armenia followed by Caucasus 2012-military exercises speak volumes.” “Russia is sending a warning to Georgia and Azerbaijan against any thoughts of a war,” the expert said. Azeri diplomat, political scientist Vafa Guluzade, believes Russia is getting ready for a new Caucasus war, while “concealing the actual situation in Dagestan, which strongly opposes Russian pressure.” “The situation in North Caucasus is highly strained; people are striving towards Islam, with Russia having lost its economic, political and military power,” Vesti.az. quoted the expert as saying. Partner news  Top stories President Sahakyan stressed the combat readiness of Artsakh defense among key factors in the country’s security and state building. “The above mentioned NGOs’ participation in the forum is only possible as a part of Azerbaijani delegation,” ANP said. The military academy will be named after legendary commanders of Armenian origin Alexander Suvorov and Valerian Mandatov. French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest news 17 Pakistani children burnt to death as school bus explodes  Many vehicles in energy-starved Pakistan are powered by relatively cheap compressed natural gas and cylinder blasts are common.Radiation leak reported after incident at Japanese lab Researchers and others who were engaged in experiments and other work at the laboratory may have been exposed to radiation.Islamist group Boko Haram camps destroyed in Nigeria Some 2,000 soldiers were deployed to the region last week, in the biggest campaign to date against Boko Haram.U.S. says Syria conflict threatens Lebanon’s stability Syria has been locked in an increasingly bloody civil war since demonstrations broke out against the Assad regime in March 2011. |
