Azeri sally is a message to international community

PanARMENIAN.Net - Perpetration of the Azeri recon element immediately after the St. Petersburg presidential meeting is not a mere coincidence, Caucasus Institute Director said.

“These two events are surely interrelated and this attack is the evidence of Baku’s nervousness,” Alexander Iskandaryan told journalists on June 19.

He emphasized that the sally could hardly be organized without the knowledge of the Azerbaijani leadership.

“Most likely, the order was given after the presidential meeting, as a message addressed not to Armenia but to the international community,” he said. “Azerbaijan is trying to strengthen positions, using blackmail as a tool of struggle.”

Iskandaryan also stressed that Azerbaijan is not ready for a compromise that could satisfy Armenia.

Commenting on official Baku’s silence, he said, “Usually, statements are prepared prior to such kind of incidents. Their absence prompts that yesterday either something went wrong or the Azerbaijani administration is embarrassed.”

In conclusion, Iskandaryan said that the incident will be condemned by the international community but is unlikely to lead to large scale operations.