May 19, 2006 - 16:12 AMT
Attempt to Take Revenge to Be Negatively Perceived by Europe and U.S.
"If Azerbaijan resumes war, its initial positions will be much worse than in 1991. Azeris go not have Shushi, Kelbajar and Lachin that cut Karabakh off Armenia. Presently there are seven regions which Azerbaijan calls seized. For Armenia these fortified regions form a security belt. Moreover, one should not forget about the complex of winner that reign among Armenians and the complex of defeated Azeris," head of the International Relations Department at the Institute of the Political and Military Analysis Sergey Markedonov stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

"Heydar Aliyev had been for long time preparing the international community for the image of Azerbaijan as a state that was subjected to aggression including the "genocide of Azeris". In this context the resumption of hostilities will immediately break the image Azerbaijan cherishes in the West. The attempt to take revenge will be negatively perceived by Europe and the U.S.," he remarked.

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