Aliyev makes "shocking" statements on Karabakh from time to time

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Till recently the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan preferred to avoid sharp statements that can provoke greater tension between the republics. The silence was broken by Ilham Aliyev who did not rule out resumption of hostilities against Armenia is the Karabakh conflict is not settled. Moreover, he voiced assurance that Azerbaijan will gain a victory in the "second stage of the war," says Moskovskie Novosti newspaper.



According to the authors, Aliyev from time to time makes "shocking" statements on Karabakh. "Azerbaijan that was actually defeated by Armenia craves to win the ongoing information war, realizing that the Karabakh problem will not be settled in the near future. Baku rattles sabers against the background of cooling relations with Moscow that keeps on strengthening ties with Armenia. Over a number of reasons Azerbaijan is not interested in complete breakup with Russia. The matter first of all concerns Baku's possible participation in the North-South project. The only negative point here is the discontent of Washington which tries to gain revenge playing on the complex relationship between the South Caucasian states and Russia. It's another matter that some lobbyists in the U.S. hamper implementation of the railway project meant to connect Turkey and Azerbaijan through Georgia. If the Kars-Akhlkalaki-Baku project is implemented Armenia will face severe economic blockage. Obviously, the construction plans conflict with Russia's interests as well," says the article titled "The Transcaucasian armwrestling."