 Baku excludes possibility of Iran’s participation in Karabakh conflict settlement February 17, 2011 - 13:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Center for Political Innovation and Technology Mubariz Ahmedoglu said that Azerbaijan gradually comes to the conclusion that Iran should in no way participate in the Karabakh conflict settlement. Baku will soon officially announce its position on the inadmissibility of Iran’s involvement in the Karabakh conflict settlement process, he said. Referring to the Armenian-Iranian relations, the political analyst said: “small Armenia will swallow big Iran.” “It is known that through Armenia the U.S. provides Green Cards for the Iranian political leaders to reside in America, Armenians factually govern Iran’s policy. It is a matter of several hours for Iran to solve the Karabakh conflict from the point of view of Muslims’ interests – it would be enough to allow the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry to organize a military operation from Iran’s territory neighboring with Karabakh. However, Tehran rejects this request of Azerbaijan, agreeing to further deportation of Muslims from their historical lands by Armenians,” Novosti-Azerbaijan quoted Ahmedoglu as saying.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
