Kiro Manoyan: Baku plotting aggression against Karabakh

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is worried about a possible normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations and is preparing to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by use of force, ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director Kiro Manoyan told a news conference on Tuesday.



"Baku's increasing pressure on international structures to recognize Armenia as an aggressor suggests that Azerbaijan is going to resort to violence in Nagorno Karabakh. We have raised the issue in the European parliament. There were some among the MPs who accused Armenians of occupation, yet the Armenian delegation proved that there were no occupied territories in Karabakh, but only liberated regions actually belonging to Nagorno Karabakh," Manoyan said.





Azerbaijan fears that Turkey could change its position on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and normalize relations with Armenia, according to him.



"Statements by Baku officials and public figures are rather disturbing, despite Ankara's ongoing assurances of support. If Turkey stops being the hostage to Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue, what is inevitable, it may provoke armed incidents," Manoyan said.