Yerevan dreams of international mission in Karabakh
Dream on since the mission impossible!
ANALYTICS 27 January 2023 - 11:10
Matanat Nasibova Caliber.Az |
In a meeting of the Armenian government yesterday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a new and provocative attack on Azerbaijan, saying "the best way to resolve the conflict is to send an international mission to Karabakh".
"For a long time, Azerbaijan has been trying to convince the international community that the Lachin corridor is not blocked at all and that gas and electricity supplies to Karabakh have not been cut off. Armenia and Karabakh obviously claim the opposite. I think that the best way to resolve the conflict de jure is to send an international fact-finding mission to Karabakh and the Lachin corridor. We must work consistently in this direction," the Armenian Prime Minister said.
Pashinyan's statement suggests that the Armenian leadership, anticipating the imminent arrival of the coveted long-term EU mission, has finally lost all sense of reality and is plotting another provocation against Azerbaijan, adding new colors to the myth of the "blockade" of the Lachin road and counting, as usual, on substantial world support and universal condemnation of Baku. However, if Yerevan managed to come up with clever arguments for the deployment of an EU mission to Armenia, although this was already in Europe's interests, Pashinyan's new absurd initiative to send an international mission to Karabakh has no prospect of becoming true. Baku will not allow any mission to be sent to Karabakh in any case. And here is why.
Firstly, Karabakh is Azerbaijani territory, and therefore any mission here is out of the question without Baku's consent. The situation on the Lachin road is an internal affair of Azerbaijan and the rights and security of the Armenian civilian population in the Karabakh economic zone will therefore be ensured exclusively on the basis of the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Secondly, Armenia for some reason overlooked the presence of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. Accordingly, Moscow, as one of the mediators in the Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations, will inevitably have questions for Yerevan. Russia and the CSTO have also proposed to Yerevan to send a mission to the notional Armenian-Azerbaijani border, but the "country of stones" flatly refused. And... it literally begged Europeans to come to its territory. Moscow has already drawn the appropriate conclusions, as evidenced by yesterday's particular statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Russia understands that the EU's decision to send a long-term mission to Armenia was dictated not only by border security issues but also by Armenia's turn towards the West, with all the ensuing circumstances. And Armenia's delusional initiative to send more European envoys to Karabakh under the pretext of an "international mission" is seen in Moscow not only as an attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan but also as another demarche against Russia and Yerevan's total disregard for Russian interests. All the more so since Yerevan has already demonstratively shown a preference for Europe by inviting an EU mission to its territory.
On the other hand, given the political incompetence of the Armenian prime minister, it can be assumed that Yerevan's initiative to send an international mission was also discussed at the latest Armenian-American or Armenian-European talks in connection with the situation on the Lachin road. It is therefore possible that Pashinyan, by provoking Baku and Moscow, is looking for a diplomatic scandal to finally abandon the normalisation of relations with Azerbaijan and the signing of a peace treaty with it.
The Armenian prime minister's aggressive rhetoric, reinforced by false accusations against Azerbaijan that 'Baku plans to open a corridor with the expectation that Karabakh Armenians will leave their homes en masse', confirms this. Of course, such tricks of the Armenian side aimed to stir up the sympathy of the international community, but no matter how hard Yerevan tries to make the world community blind, international law gives strong reasons to Azerbaijan to radically halt any initiative and action against the national interests, sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state. This means that the Armenian aspirations will not succeed in the short term, but also in the foreseeable and not very foreseeable future.
Caliber.Az
1
|
Ordinary Armenians: A perspective lost in the noise of diaspora Opinion by Adnan Huseyn
26 March 2023 - 17:35
|
2
|
Norway awards Saakashvili prize for democracy, human rights PHOTO
26 March 2023 - 13:48
|
3
|
Azerbaijan again invites Karabakh Armenians to meeting in Baku
27 March 2023 - 10:40
|
4
|
Iran’s recurring fear: Southern Azerbaijan protesting again Review by EU Reporter
25 March 2023 - 12:35
|
5
|
President Aliyev: Armenia continues illegal transportation of military cargo to territory of Azerbaijan
25 March 2023 - 18:37
|
Japan battles to persuade big brands to help with military expansion
28 March 2023 - 06:01
Russian oil flows hold fast even as Kremlin says output slashed
28 March 2023 - 05:31
Death toll climbs to 7 in Pennsylvania candy factory explosion
28 March 2023 - 04:37
Biden's "democracy summit" poses questions for EU identity
Op-ed by EU Observer28 March 2023 - 04:00
Garibashvili: Saakashvili’s Oslo award - insult to Georgia
28 March 2023 - 03:30
IKEA completes sale of Russian factory to local firm
28 March 2023 - 03:00
EU ready to support Egypt in curbing "illegal immigration" - official
28 March 2023 - 02:30
New Tesla Roadster: price, performance and specs
28 March 2023 - 02:02
Kishida's approval rating above water for first time in 7 months
28 March 2023 - 01:31
Myanmar junta throws huge military parade days after new US sanctions
28 March 2023 - 01:02
Iraq's ambition to match Saudi oil output is out of reach
Analysis by Reuters28 March 2023 - 00:30
Wind industry predicts bounceback and rapid growth in 2023
28 March 2023 - 00:02
UAE pardons Israeli woman who faced life in prison
27 March 2023 - 23:30
Tensions rise at revered Kyiv monastery complex
27 March 2023 - 23:01
Starlink rival OneWeb completes fleet to offer global Internet
27 March 2023 - 22:30
Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan resumes work
UPDATED27 March 2023 - 22:10
Azerbaijani FM, US Assistant Secretary of State discuss recent situation in region
27 March 2023 - 22:00
Three children, gunman confirmed dead in Nashville school shooting
27 March 2023 - 21:30
Poland to boost ammunition production
27 March 2023 - 21:00
Israel’s Netanyahu postpones judicial reform law adoption until summer
27 March 2023 - 20:50
Lithuanian MPs propose holding dual citizenship referendum in 2024
27 March 2023 - 20:42
Iran says ready to join second "3+3" format meeting on South Caucasus
27 March 2023 - 20:36
SOCAR Türkiye, Sabanci University develop 'green hydrogen' project
27 March 2023 - 20:28
Azerbaijani scientists invent new demining equipment
27 March 2023 - 20:18
Israeli protesters block main entrance to Jerusalem
27 March 2023 - 20:08
Australia’s Olympic chief Carroll greenlights Russia, Belarus for 2032 Summer Olympics
27 March 2023 - 20:00
Ukraine receives 18 Leopard 2 main battle tanks from Germany
27 March 2023 - 19:52
Romania meets all criteria to join Schengen in 2023, says Charles Michel
27 March 2023 - 19:45
Moscow deems unacceptable Armenia's plans to join Rome Statute of ICC
27 March 2023 - 19:37
Scotland to get 1st Muslim leader as SNP elects Humza Yousaf
27 March 2023 - 19:35
Sweden vows to avert any possible Armenian provocation in football match vs Azerbaijan
27 March 2023 - 19:26
President Joseph Biden congratulates President Ilham Aliyev on Novruz holiday
27 March 2023 - 19:20
Azerbaijani vocalist wins international opera contest in New York
PHOTO27 March 2023 - 19:18
Israeli embassy in US shuts down in protest against judicial reform
27 March 2023 - 19:10
Canada imposes new sanctions against Iran over protests, drones
27 March 2023 - 19:02
Ukraine fears nuclear plant could face dangerous water cooling shortage
27 March 2023 - 18:55
Russian peacekeepers' vehicles continue to move safely along Khankendi-Lachin road
27 March 2023 - 18:45
WSJ: US seeks to attract Silicon Valley specialists in arms production to keep up with China
27 March 2023 - 18:38
Germany slams Russian plans to deploy nukes in Belarus
27 March 2023 - 18:31
Council of Europe urges UK lawmakers to stop new migration law
27 March 2023 - 18:24
Zelenskyy visits Ukrainian army’s frontline positions in Zaporizhzhya
VIDEO27 March 2023 - 18:17
Prince Harry in UK court for phone-tapping case against Daily Mail publisher
27 March 2023 - 18:10
"Destabilisation of the region could lead to severe military consequences for Armenia"
Caliber.Az talks to Russian pundit Sergey Borovikov27 March 2023 - 18:03
Azerbaijani MPs to visit Israel
27 March 2023 - 17:56
Germany to buy 28 howitzers to replace arms rushed to Ukraine
27 March 2023 - 17:49