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The climate between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been particularly tense in recent hours, with clashes one after another.
According to the latest information, on Monday night (9/28) another 26 soldiers lost their lives, at a time when the possibility of a total war is more visible than ever.
In fact, after recent events tthe UN Security Council will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday (9/27) behind closed doors, examine events in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The two sides hit each other with rockets and artillery, in the fiercest clashes in the region in more than 25 years.
It is characteristic that since Sunday (9/27) Armenia has declared martial law, mobilizing its army and ordering citizens to seek refuge, claiming that Azerbaijan has launched a military operation within the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
At the same time, Armenia and the European Union accuse Turkey of providing direct military support to Azerbaijan amid the resurgence of the conflict.
He spoke about the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the conflicts, the possibility of war, but also the role of Turkey in the region. News24 / 7, the member of the Armenian National Committee of Greece, Mr. Marlene Kiurtoglian.
The climate between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been tense in recent hours, following the clashes that broke out on Sunday (09/27) in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Do you consider that the possibility of a war is more visible than ever?
Some measures by Azerbaijan and Turkey have led to the conclusion that at some point war cries would be heard.
In recent years, Azerbaijan has used its oil revenues on armaments, and recently Turkey has helped its ally by strengthening its front line on its border with Armenia with jihadists from Syria. Last July we had attacks against Armenia. Furthermore, it was not accidental that the homophobia manifested itself in several cities in Europe, the United States, Lebanon, where Azerbaijani citizens of those countries demonstrated calling for “war now against Armenia”. Finally, the gravity of the situation is underlined by the decisions of the Armenian and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) governments to declare martial law and general mobilization for men over 18 years of age.
The Azerbaijani attack is a new threat to regional peace and stability with dangerous consequences for all. ΔUnfortunately, the possibility of another war is visible.
What is the reason for this new escalation? With the outbreak of the pandemic, was the issue “forgotten” and there was no international mediation as was done in previous years?
Azerbaijan has never accepted a political solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Since the declaration of a ceasefire in 1994, it has repeatedly violated the agreement. It is a fact that after the pandemic broke out, the issue was “forgotten” and the mediators did not visit Baku or Yerevan. According to Alessia Vartanian, an expert at the International Crisis Group, there has been no active international mediation effort since the outbreak of the pandemic. Azerbaijan took advantage of the diplomatic “vacuum” to prepare.
Now, what matters at the diplomatic level is to avoid a Turkish “intervention” in this conflict.
Is it true that the Nagorno-Karabakh region has close relations with the Republic of Armenia?
Artsakh was, is and will be Armenian. These are not just two countries that have close relations. These are two countries with a common identity and history. Armenia is the guarantor country for the self-determination of the Republic of Artsakh. Artsakh is a developing democratic state, with an excellent administrative structure and function, with a completely free civil society and an elected government. With full cultural and economic life.
Is Erdogan’s outspoken support for Azerbaijan another step back in re-establishing relations between Armenia and Turkey?
As long as Turkey does not recognize the heinous crime of the genocide of the Armenian people in 1915 it’s not even about restoring bilateral relations, and much less steps in this direction. Erdogan’s support for Azerbaijan simply confirms its role as a destabilizer.
Where it mixes, the steps lead to a dead end.
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