Expert: Azerbaijan’s statements on Karabakh are nothing but word juggling

September 7, 2011 - 19:54 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan’s political expert Elman Nasirli’s statements on legal grounds for unlashing warfare against Karabakh are the next manifestation of propagandistic warfare.

Russian political expert Andrey Areshev told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that such statements undermine the already ailing relationships in the region. Areshev considers Azerbaijan’s statements on urging Armenia to peace through mediators as weird, “as Azerbaijan knows the reason of Kazan meeting failure.” The expert also stressed the nonconstructivity of such an approach in a conflict settlement.

“The more of such statements the less possibility of reaching peaceful resolution of conflict,” according to the expert.

As to Nasirli’s statement on legal grounds for warfare, particularly the UNO Charter’s 51st article, Areshev emphasized that the Charter must be viewed as a set and not be subjected to fragmentary citing. “It is word juggling,” he added.

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan

The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.